Aptitude - Time and Distance - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Distance - General Questions (Q.No. 1)
1.
A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
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Answer: Option
Explanation:

Speed = 600 m/sec.
5 x 60

   = 2 m/sec.

Converting m/sec to km/hr (see important formulas section)

   = 2 x 18 km/hr
5

   = 7.2 km/hr.

Discussion:
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Jashwa said:   1 decade ago
Why did you invert 5/18 into 18/5?

Abdul hafeez said:   2 decades ago
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Shilpa said:   2 decades ago
Hi Sundar,.

All these days I wat getting why we should multiply with 60.

Your explaination regarding that 60 is going to be useful for me. Your expalination was clean and clear.

Thank you so much.

Sundar said:   2 decades ago
Hi Vidu and Sushree,

You questions is from where did 60 come?

Please concentrate on the unit name mentioned along with the numbers.

Speed = Distance/Time

Here Distance = 600 meters and Time = 5 mins.

Therefore, Speed = 600/5 meters/minutes.

We have to write it as in terms of meters/seconds. So we are multiplying it with 60 (1 min = 60 seconds).

So, Speed = 600/(5 x 60 sec) meters/seconds.

I strongly suggest all newbies to go through the basic formulas before posting your doubts here. So, kindly go through the basic formulas for solving Time and Distance problems.

Have a nice day!
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Vidu said:   2 decades ago
From where the 60 came?

Piyush said:   2 decades ago
In step 2. There is conversion of m/sec to km/hr.

Deepa said:   2 decades ago
Can anybody explain me the step 2.

Mohit said:   2 decades ago
Before attempting questions kindly go through the formulas.

Sushree said:   2 decades ago
Where we got 60 there?

Yuvaraj said:   2 decades ago
I don't know the formula. How you convert m to km. What s that formula.


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