Speed Distance & Time Quiz

Speed Distance & Time · Hard

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A driver travels 150 km at 50 km/h and then 100 km at 25 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
- A. 30 km/h
- B. 35 km/h
- C. 35.7 km/h
- D. 40 km/h
A plane must travel 900 km. How much time is saved if its speed increases from 600 km/h to 750 km/h?
- A. 12 minutes
- B. 15 minutes
- C. 18 minutes
- D. 20 minutes
A person walks from home to work at 4 km/h and arrives 10 minutes late. At 5 km/h, the person arrives 5 minutes early. What is the distance to work?
- A. 4 km
- B. 5 km
- C. 6 km
- D. 7 km
A driver plans to cover 400 km in 5 hours. After 2 hours, only 140 km has been covered. What average speed is needed for the remaining distance?
- A. 80 km/h
- B. 85 km/h
- C. 86.67 km/h
- D. 90 km/h
A driver reduces speed by 20%. By what percentage does travel time increase for the same distance?
- A. 20%
- B. 25%
- C. 30%
- D. 40%
A train moving at 72 km/h crosses a 180-metre platform in 15 seconds. What is the length of the train?
- A. 100 m
- B. 120 m
- C. 140 m
- D. 160 m
A man walks to a destination at 6 km/h and returns along the same route at 4 km/h. What is his average speed for the round trip?
- A. 4.5 km/h
- B. 4.8 km/h
- C. 5 km/h
- D. 5.2 km/h
A boat's downstream speed is twice its upstream speed. If the current is 5 km/h, what is its still-water speed?
- A. 10 km/h
- B. 12 km/h
- C. 15 km/h
- D. 20 km/h
A boat takes 2 hours to travel 40 km downstream and 4 hours to return the same distance upstream. What is the current speed?
- A. 2.5 km/h
- B. 5 km/h
- C. 7.5 km/h
- D. 10 km/h
A train normally takes 5 hours for a journey. If its speed is reduced to 80% of normal, how long will the journey take?
- A. 5.5 hours
- B. 6 hours
- C. 6.25 hours
- D. 6.5 hours
A car is 120 km behind a bus. The car travels at 100 km/h and the bus at 70 km/h. How far does the car travel before catching the bus?
- A. 300 km
- B. 350 km
- C. 400 km
- D. 450 km
A vehicle covers 120 km at 40 km/h, 180 km at 60 km/h, and 200 km at 100 km/h. What is its average speed?
- A. 55 km/h
- B. 60 km/h
- C. 62.5 km/h
- D. 65 km/h
A car travels 100 km at 40 km/h and then 100 km at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?
- A. 45 km/h
- B. 48 km/h
- C. 50 km/h
- D. 52 km/h
A 210-metre train travels at 108 km/h while a person walks toward it at 18 km/h. How long does the train take to pass the person completely?
- A. 5 seconds
- B. 6 seconds
- C. 7 seconds
- D. 8 seconds
A car travels for 1 hour at 40 km/h, 2 hours at 50 km/h, and 3 hours at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?
- A. 50 km/h
- B. 52 km/h
- C. 53.33 km/h
- D. 55 km/h
Two trains 120 m and 180 m long move toward each other at 54 km/h and 36 km/h. How long do they take to pass completely?
- A. 10 seconds
- B. 12 seconds
- C. 14 seconds
- D. 15 seconds
A car travels a fixed distance at 40 km/h. If the speed were 50 km/h, the trip would take 1 hour less. What is the distance?
- A. 160 km
- B. 180 km
- C. 200 km
- D. 220 km
A runner gives another runner a 100-metre head start in a 500-metre race. Their speeds are 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. Who wins?
- A. Faster runner by 10 m
- B. Faster runner by 20 m
- C. Slower runner by 10 m
- D. They finish together
A delivery van covers 25% of a 240-km route at 30 km/h and the rest at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?
- A. 45 km/h
- B. 48 km/h
- C. 50 km/h
- D. 54 km/h
A train is scheduled to cover 300 km in 5 hours. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, what speed must it maintain for the remaining distance to arrive on time?
- A. 60 km/h
- B. 70 km/h
- C. 72 km/h
- D. 80 km/h

Speed Distance & Time Quiz

Speed Distance & Time · Hard

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A driver travels 150 km at 50 km/h and then 100 km at 25 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?

A plane must travel 900 km. How much time is saved if its speed increases from 600 km/h to 750 km/h?

A person walks from home to work at 4 km/h and arrives 10 minutes late. At 5 km/h, the person arrives 5 minutes early. What is the distance to work?

A driver plans to cover 400 km in 5 hours. After 2 hours, only 140 km has been covered. What average speed is needed for the remaining distance?

A driver reduces speed by 20%. By what percentage does travel time increase for the same distance?

A train moving at 72 km/h crosses a 180-metre platform in 15 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A man walks to a destination at 6 km/h and returns along the same route at 4 km/h. What is his average speed for the round trip?

A boat's downstream speed is twice its upstream speed. If the current is 5 km/h, what is its still-water speed?

A boat takes 2 hours to travel 40 km downstream and 4 hours to return the same distance upstream. What is the current speed?

A train normally takes 5 hours for a journey. If its speed is reduced to 80% of normal, how long will the journey take?

A car is 120 km behind a bus. The car travels at 100 km/h and the bus at 70 km/h. How far does the car travel before catching the bus?

A vehicle covers 120 km at 40 km/h, 180 km at 60 km/h, and 200 km at 100 km/h. What is its average speed?

A car travels 100 km at 40 km/h and then 100 km at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?

A 210-metre train travels at 108 km/h while a person walks toward it at 18 km/h. How long does the train take to pass the person completely?

A car travels for 1 hour at 40 km/h, 2 hours at 50 km/h, and 3 hours at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?

Two trains 120 m and 180 m long move toward each other at 54 km/h and 36 km/h. How long do they take to pass completely?

A car travels a fixed distance at 40 km/h. If the speed were 50 km/h, the trip would take 1 hour less. What is the distance?

A runner gives another runner a 100-metre head start in a 500-metre race. Their speeds are 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. Who wins?

A delivery van covers 25% of a 240-km route at 30 km/h and the rest at 60 km/h. What is its average speed?

A train is scheduled to cover 300 km in 5 hours. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, what speed must it maintain for the remaining distance to arrive on time?