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Time and Distance Math

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Quizzes in Time and Distance Math

A family planning a weekend trip decides to spend not more than a total of 8 hours driving. By leaving early in the morning, they can average 40 miles per hour on the way to their destination. Due to the heavy Sunday traffic, they average only 30 miles per hour on the return trip. What is the farthest distance from home they can plan to go?

Correct answer(s):
    • Between 120 and 140 miles


A star is (8.1 ☓ 1023) km away from the earth. Suppose light travels at the speed of (3.0 ☓ 105) per second. How long will it take the light from the star to reach the earth?

Correct answer(s):
    • 7.5 ☓ 104 hours

Car A travels at the speed of 65 km÷hr and reaches its destination in 8 hours. Car B travels at the speed of 70 km÷hr and reaches its destination in 4 hours. What is the ratio of the distance covered by car A and car B respectively?

Correct answer(s):
    • 13 : 7

A is traveling at 72 km per hour on a highway while B is traveling at a speed of 25 meters per second. What is the difference in their speeds in meters per second?

Correct answer(s):
    • 5 m/sec

A car is driven at the speed of 100 km/hr and stops for 10 minutes at the end of every 150 km. To cover a distance of 1000 km, it will take?

Correct answer(s):
    • 11 hours

In track meets both 100 yards and 100 meters are used as distances. By how many meters is 100 meters longer than 100 yards?

Correct answer(s):
    • 8.56 m

The speeds of the three cars are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The ratio of the times taken by these cars to travel the same distance is?

Correct answer(s):
    • 6 : 4 : 3

A train leaves Delhi at 4.10 P.M. and reaches Aligarh at 7.25 P.M. The average speed of the train is 40 km/hr. What is the distance from Delhi to Aligarh?

Correct answer(s):
    • 130 km


A monkey climbing up a pole ascends 6 meters and slips 3 meters in alternate minutes. If the pole is 60 meters high, how long will it take the monkey to reach the top?

Correct answer(s):
    • 37 min