CMAT Time, Distance and Work Questions

A train running at 18 km per hour crosses a mark on the platform in 9 seconds and takes 25 seconds to cross the platform. If P is the length of the train and Q is the length of the platform in meters, then (P, Q) = ___________ .

Anil travelled 300 km by bus and 200 km by taxi. For this, it took him 5 hours and 30 minutes. However if he travels 260 km by bus and 240 km by taxi then he takes 6 minutes more. The speed of the bus is ________ km/hour.

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Ravi walks from his house at a speed of 5 km per hour and reaches the college 10 minutes late. If he increases the speed by 1 km per hour next day, he reaches the college 4 minutes  earlier than the scheduled time. If the college is P km far from his house, then P = 7.5 km.

Statement II: Amit runs $$2\frac{1}{3}$$ times as fast as Babita. If Amit gives Babita a start of 80 meters, then the winning post must be 140 meters far so that Amit and Babita might reach it at the same time.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 30 km/hr, it is late by 36 minutes. The total distance travelled by train is :

In a 100 meter race, A beats B by 10 meters and B beats C by 5 meters. By how many meters does A beat C?

In a 1000 metre race, Rahul reaches the finishing line 5 seconds before than Raj and beats Raj by 50 metre. What is Rahul's speed (in m/s)?

Two sisters Neha and Monica walk to school from the house. Neha takes 40 minutes while Monica takes 30 minutes. One day Neha started 5 minutes earlier than Monica. In how many minutes would Monica overtake Neha?

A 100-meter long train crosses a 200-meter long and 20-meter wide bridge in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train in Km/hour?

X and Y are running towards each other from their houses. X can reach Y’s house in 25 minutes which is half the time taken by Y to run from his house to X’s house. If the two start to run towards each otherat the same time, then how much more time it will be required by Y to reach the middle of houses ?

Saritha went 15 km to the West from her house, then turned left and walked 20 km. She then turned East and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. Howfar is she from her house ?

How much time does Mr.Surya take to cover a distance of 500 m if he runs at a speed of 25 km/hr?

The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/hr. If it takes thrice as much time in going 20 km upstream as in going the same distance downstream, find the speed of the stream.

The speeds of 3 cars in the ratio 5:4:6. The ratio between the time taken by them to travel same distance is

The angle created by two hands of a clock when the clock shows 5.20 P.M. is :

Ankush and Babulal walk around circular track.They start at 9 a.m. from the same point in the opposite directions.Ankush and Babulal walk at a speed of 3 rounds per hour and 5 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they cross each other until 10.30 a.m.?

Rakesh covers 12 km at 6 km/hr, 36 km at 9 km/hr and then 32 km at 4 km/hr. Find the approximate
average speed in covering the whole distance.

A boat covers 24 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 8 hours, while it covers 48 km upstream and 108 km downstream in 14 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream respectively.

A bus covers a distance of first 50 km in 40 minutes, next 50 km at a speed of 2 km per minute and the next 30 km at a speed of 1.0 km per minute. What is its average speed during the entire journey?

Three wheels making 60, 36 and 24 revolutions in a minute start with a certain point in their circumference ownwards. Find when they will again come together in the same position.