Speed Distance Time Questions and Answers with Solutions
A car travels from city A to city B at 60 km/h and returns at 40 km/h. If the total journey time is 5 hours, what is the distance between the two cities?
Two trains 150m and 100m long are running in opposite directions at 45 km/h and 55 km/h respectively. In how much time will they cross each other?
A man can row a boat at 8 km/h in still water. If the river flows at 2 km/h, how long will it take him to row 15 km upstream and then 15 km downstream?
A bus left city P for city Q at 8:00 AM at 50 km/h. Another bus left city Q for city P at 9:00 AM at 60 km/h. If the distance between the cities is 275 km, at what time will they meet?
A circular track has a circumference of 400m. Two runners start from the same point and run in the same direction. If their speeds are 8 m/s and 6 m/s respectively, after how many seconds will the faster runner lap the slower one for the first time?
A train 200m long crosses a platform 300m long in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
A car covers a distance of 240 km in 4 hours. If it increases its speed by 20 km/h, how much time will it save for the same distance?
Two friends start walking towards each other from points 20 km apart. If they walk at speeds of 4 km/h and 6 km/h respectively, when and where will they meet?
A man walks from his home to office at 5 km/h and returns at 7.5 km/h. If the total time for round trip is 2 hours, what is the distance from home to office?
A train traveling at 90 km/h takes 36 seconds to cross a bridge. If the train is 150m long, what is the length of the bridge?
A boat takes 3 hours to travel 24 km downstream and 4 hours to travel 16 km upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A person covers 1/3 of his journey at 40 km/h, 1/3 at 60 km/h, and remaining 1/3 at 80 km/h. What is his average speed for the entire journey?
Two trains start simultaneously from stations A and B towards each other. The first train covers 60 km in the first hour, 55 km in the second hour, 50 km in the third hour, and so on. The second train travels at a constant speed of 70 km/h. If they meet after 3 hours, what is the distance between stations A and B?
A car and a bus start from the same point and travel in the same direction. The car travels at 50 km/h and the bus at 40 km/h. After how many hours will the car be 20 km ahead of the bus?
A runner completes a lap of 400m in 80 seconds. If he maintains the same speed, how long will it take him to run 2.5 km?
A cyclist covers a distance in 4 hours at 15 km/h. If he wants to cover the same distance in 3 hours, by what percentage should he increase his speed?
Two cars start from points A and B, 270 km apart, and drive towards each other. Car 1 starts at 9:00 AM at 60 km/h, and Car 2 starts at 10:00 AM at 80 km/h. At what time will they meet?
A train passes a stationary man in 8 seconds and a 200m long platform in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A person walks 3 km north, then 4 km east, then 3 km south. If he takes 2 hours for the entire journey, what is his average speed and average velocity?
A motorboat travels 35 km downstream in 2.5 hours and 35 km upstream in 3.5 hours. What is the speed of the current?
A car travels the first half of a journey at 40 km/h and the second half at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?
A train 300m long traveling at 54 km/h overtakes a man walking in the same direction at 6 km/h. How long does it take for the train to completely overtake the man?
A person covers a certain distance by train at 100 km/h, then the same distance by bus at 50 km/h, and finally the same distance on foot at 5 km/h. What is his average speed for the entire journey?
Two trains of equal length take 10 seconds to cross each other when traveling in opposite directions and 50 seconds when traveling in the same direction. If the speed of one train is 25 km/h faster than the other, what are their individual speeds?
A delivery truck makes 3 stops. It travels 15 km to the first stop in 20 minutes, waits for 10 minutes, then travels 25 km to the second stop in 30 minutes, waits for 15 minutes, and finally travels 20 km to the third stop in 25 minutes. What is the average speed for the entire journey (including waiting time)?