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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Deepa.pk said:   1 decade ago
@jayan,jashwa
to convert km/hr to m/sec, we hav to do in dis way.....
1km=1000m
1hr=3600sec
1km/hr=1000/3600 m/sec
therefore 1km/hr=5/18 m/sec


similarly to convert m/sec, we hav to in reverse way.....
1000m=1km ---> m=1/1000km
3600sec=1hr ---> sec=1/3600hr
its just a normal cross multiplication
m/sec=3600/1000 km/hr
therefore m/sec=18/5 km/hr

its not necessary to do al these steps. i included al the steps just for your better understanding......... hope u can understand now

thank u

Ravi s said:   1 decade ago
Just formula s=d/t
=600/5*60m/sec

Sheela M B said:   1 decade ago
To: Digant, Deepak. Pk, Sundar and Ravi S

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Gokul said:   1 decade ago
s=d/t
=600/5*60
=600/300
=2m/s
1km=1000m
1/1000km=1m
3600s=1hr
1/3600=1s
2*3600/1000=7.2km/hr

Prajweetha said:   1 decade ago
T=5 Min, 5*60=300sec
SPEED=DISTANCE/TIME
=600/300
=2m/s
convert m/s to km/sec by formula
2*18/5
=36/5
=7.2km/hr

Kavitha said:   1 decade ago
Thank you sundar your explanation is realy good.

Sidd said:   1 decade ago
For 600m 5 min. thn for
60min .... km
=> 600/5*60= 2m/sec
convert to km
so for 1 hr 3600sec
and 1000m = 1km
3600*2/1000=7.2km

Avinash said:   1 decade ago
speed=distance/time

so the given distance is 600m and time is 5 mins..for this we have to convert minutes into seconds..5*60=300 seconds.

speed=(600*300)m/sec=2m/sec bt in answer they given in km/hr so we have to change m/sec in km/hr

speed=(2*18/5)km/hr=7.2 km

Yahiya said:   1 decade ago
Yeah I understand the gokul explanation.

Abinaya said:   1 decade ago
Thankyou prajweetha. Your explanation is really good.


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