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MAT Speeddistancetime — practice questions

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A man walks at 5 km/hr and crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge (in metres) is:Read the answer and worked solution →An airplane covers 1200 km at 240 km/h in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1⅔ hours, it must travel at:Read the answer and worked solution →It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey: 120 by train, rest by car. 20 min more if 200 by train, rest by car. Train:Car speed ratio:Read the answer and worked solution →A train 150 m long crosses a man standing on the platform in 9 seconds. Speed of the train in km/hr:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A man walks at 5 km/hr and crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge (in metres) is:

  1. 1340
  2. 1320
  3. 1250
  4. 1280
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Correct answer: C. 1250

1. Speed = 5 km/hr; time = 15 min = 1/4 hour. 2. Distance = 5 × 1/4 = 1.25 km. 3. Convert: 1.25 km = 1250 metres. _Source: KMAT Karnataka 2021 PYQ Q.33_

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An airplane covers 1200 km at 240 km/h in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1⅔ hours, it must travel at:

  1. 300 km/h
  2. 360 km/h
  3. 600 km/h
  4. 720 km/h
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Correct answer: D. 720 km/h

1. Distance = 240 × 5 = 1200 km. 2. New time = 1 + 2/3 = 5/3 hours. 3. Speed = 1200 ÷ 5/3 = 1200 × 3/5 = 720 km/h. _Source: KMAT Karnataka 2021 PYQ Q.38_

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It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey: 120 by train, rest by car. 20 min more if 200 by train, rest by car. Train:Car speed ratio:

  1. 2:3
  2. 3:2
  3. 3:4
  4. 4:3
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Correct answer: C. 3:4

1. Let train speed t, car speed c. Case 1: 120/t + 480/c = 8. Case 2: 200/t + 400/c = 8 + 1/3 = 25/3. 2. Subtract case 1 from case 2: 80/t − 80/c = 1/3 → 80(c − t)/(tc) = 1/3 → 240(c−t) = tc. 3. Testing ratio 3:4 (t=3k, c=4k): 240(k) = 12k² → k = 20. Speeds 60 and 80 km/h satisfy both cases. Ratio 3:4. _Source: KMAT Karnataka 2023 PYQ Q.46_

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