Aptitude - Time and Distance - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Distance - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
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Answer: Option
Explanation:

Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.

Time taken to cover 9 km = 9 x 60 min = 10 min.
54

Discussion:
205 comments Page 8 of 21.

Borade vikas said:   7 years ago
How we take the ratio of (9÷54)*60?

Please explain this step.

RAJU said:   7 years ago
Bus can cover distance without stops for 60mins(60 * 54) = 3240m.
Bus can cover distance with stops for 60mins (60 * 45) = 2700m.
difference distance = 540m.

Time = distance/speed = 540/54 = 10mins.

Naidu said:   7 years ago
Well said @Bipana.

ACHYUT KUMAR PATRA said:   7 years ago
I think 10 is the right answer. I agree with the given answer.

Priya said:   7 years ago
Thank you @Lohith.

Lohith said:   7 years ago
We can do this simply by ratios.

Given speeds 54kmph,45kmph ratio:54:45,
Speeds ratio- 6:5.

Times ratio will be- 5:6 (since speed and time are inversely proportional).
In times ratio 1 part difference is there hence in total 6 parts 1 part is stoppage we calculate (1/6)*60=10.

Raj said:   7 years ago
Thank you @Kunal.

Aman said:   7 years ago
Why is it written 150 instead of 50%?

Surya said:   7 years ago
To cover 54km it takes 60 min, for 1 km time taken = 60/54, then for 45km time =(60/54)*45 = 50min, to cover 45km it just need 50min but it take 60min with stoppage, it take extra 10 min which means the bus stop for 10min.

Aria said:   7 years ago
How we will calculate ratio of travelling time and stoppage time in this question?


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