Time, Speed and Distance Questions for SBI PO include trains, boats and streams, races, average speed and relative speed. Candidates must use consistent units and identify whether objects move in the same or opposite directions.
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Q1. A car covers 240 km in four hours. Find its speed.
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Speed = 240 ÷ 4
= 60 km/hr
Answer: 60 km/hr
Q2. Convert 72 km/hr into metres per second.
To convert km/hr into m/s, multiply by 5/18.
Speed = 72 × 5/18
= 4 × 5
= 20 m/s
Answer: 20 m/s
Q3. A train 180 metres long crosses a pole in nine seconds. Find its speed in km/hr.
While crossing a pole, distance covered equals the length of the train.
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
= 180 ÷ 9
= 20 m/s
To convert m/s into km/hr, multiply by 18/5.
Speed = 20 × 18/5
= 72 km/hr
Answer: 72 km/hr
Q4. A person travels equal distances at 40 km/hr and 60 km/hr. Find the average speed.
For equal distances, average speed is:
Average speed = 2xy ÷ (x + y)
= (2 × 40 × 60) ÷ (40 + 60)
= 4,800 ÷ 100
= 48 km/hr
Answer: 48 km/hr
Q5. A boat travels at 15 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, find the boat’s upstream speed.
Upstream speed = Speed in still water − Speed of stream
Upstream speed = 15 − 3
= 12 km/hr
Answer: 12 km/hr
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Solve More QuestionsImportant Time, Speed and Distance Formulas
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Distance = Speed × Time
Time = Distance ÷ Speed
Unit Conversion
- km/hr to m/s: multiply by 5/18
- m/s to km/hr: multiply by 18/5
Relative Speed
- Same direction: difference of speeds
- Opposite directions: sum of speeds
Common Mistakes students do while solving Time, Speed and Distance questions in SBI PO exams
- Mixing kilometres and metres
- Using arithmetic mean for equal-distance average speed
- Adding speeds in same-direction questions
- Ignoring the length of a train or platform
- Confusing upstream and downstream speed
FAQs
What is the formula for average speed over equal distances?
Average speed = 2xy ÷ x+y.
What is downstream speed?
Downstream speed equals boat speed in still water plus stream speed.
How should train questions be solved?
Determine the total distance covered and use relative speed when another moving object is involved.
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