Shortcut Rules to Solve Time & Distance Problems
Effective for Bank - SSC - UPSC - Any State Govt. Jobs
Some Basic Formula's
Q. A
person walking at a speed of x km/hr reaches his destination x1 hours late.
Next time he will increase his speed by y km/hr, but still he is late by y1
hours. The distance of his destination from his house is given by :
Shortcut Formula:
Practice:
Q. A
boy walking at a speed of 10km/hr reaches his school 15 minutes late. Next time
he increases his speed 2 KM/hours, but still he is late by 5 Minutes, Find the
distance of his school from his house.
-- Do It Yourself by putting the values--
-- Just Apply the Above Formula --
Answer: 10 Km.
Trick – 2
Q. A person goes to his office at a speed of X km/hr. and Return back to his home at a speed of Y km/hr. If he takes T hours in all. then the distance between the place and destination is
IN OTHER WORDS,
boy goes to school at a speed of 3km/hr and return to the village at a speed of 2km/hr. If he takes a total time of 5hrs. what will be the distance between the village and the school ?
-- Do It Yourself by putting the values--
-- Just Apply the Above Formula --
Answer: 6 Km.
Trick – 3
Q. If a man does a journey in T hours, and the first half at S1 Km/hr. and the second half at S2 km/hr, then find the distance
Where S1 = Speed during the first half
S2 = Speed dusring the second half
Here, half means the distance, not the time.
Practice:
Q. A Man does a journey in 10 Hours, The first half at 21 Km/hr and the second half at 24 km/hr. Find the required distance.
-- Do It Yourself by putting the values--
-- Just Apply the Above Formula --
Answer: 224 Km.
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