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Aptitude · Q86

Speed Time And Distance

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 86

Q86

Narayan walking at a speed of 20 km/h reaches his college 10 minutes late. Next time he increases his speed by 5 km/h, but finds that he is still late by 4 minutes. What is the distance of his college from his house?

A.
10 km
Answer
B.
6 km
C.
12 km
D.
15 km

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
By increasing his speed by 25%, he will reduce his time by 20%. (This corresponds to a 6 minutes drop in his time.)
Hence, his time originally must have been 30 minutes.
Thus required distance = 20 kmph × 0.5 hours = 10 km.