Aptitude - Time and Distance - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Distance - General Questions (Q.No. 4)
4.
A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
100 kmph
110 kmph
120 kmph
130 kmph
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let speed of the car be x kmph.

Then, speed of the train = 150 x = 3 x kmph.
100 2

75 - 75 = 125
x (3/2)x 10 x 60

75 - 50 = 5
x x 24

x = 25 x24 = 120 kmph.
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Discussion:
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Sandhya said:   6 years ago
Can you explain 125/10*60 how it got or is there any simple method for answering this question.

Manu said:   1 decade ago
50% more than the car speed means lets car speed is 100 usual assumption 50% more means 150%.

Gayuverma said:   9 years ago
Can this question be solved using relative speed concept? If no, why? If yes, please show it.

Anonymous said:   1 decade ago
Can someone explain this because I don't understand where all the fractions just popped out.

Mariyada Ramesh said:   1 year ago
Why do we have to subtract the speed of a car - the speed of a train?

Please explain to me
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Muthuraj said:   2 decades ago
125/10*60 here we are converting 12.5 min into hrs..12.5*10/10=125/10(min)--125/(10*60) hrs

Anomie said:   6 years ago
Let the car speed be x.

50% of car speed =50/100*x = x/2.
The train speed = x+x/2 = 3x/2.

Bishal Subba said:   4 years ago
@All.

It is just 12.5/60 in the RHS eliminate the 10.
You will get the answer as 120kmph.

Laxmi priya said:   1 decade ago
Let the speed of the car be 100% and the train is 50% more
100%+50%=150%
that is 150/100

Snehesh said:   10 years ago
Car speed = x.

Train speed is 50% more.

Train speed = x + (50/100)x = x + 1/2x = 3/2x.


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