CMAT Time, Distance and Work Questions

A train running at 18 km per hour crosses a mark on the platform in 9 seconds and takes 25 seconds to cross the platform. If P is the length of the train and Q is the length of the platform in meters, then (P, Q) = ___________ .

Three pipes P, Q and R can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, R is closed and both P and Q can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours that will be taken by R alone to fill the tank is

Anil travelled 300 km by bus and 200 km by taxi. For this, it took him 5 hours and 30 minutes. However if he travels 260 km by bus and 240 km by taxi then he takes 6 minutes more. The speed of the bus is ________ km/hour.

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Ravi walks from his house at a speed of 5 km per hour and reaches the college 10 minutes late. If he increases the speed by 1 km per hour next day, he reaches the college 4 minutes  earlier than the scheduled time. If the college is P km far from his house, then P = 7.5 km.

Statement II: Amit runs $$2\frac{1}{3}$$ times as fast as Babita. If Amit gives Babita a start of 80 meters, then the winning post must be 140 meters far so that Amit and Babita might reach it at the same time.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If the two pipes together can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe will take how much time to fill the tank alone?

With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 30 km/hr, it is late by 36 minutes. The total distance travelled by train is :

Given: Anuj takes 1 day to complete a job. Bharat takes twice the time as Anuj to complete the same job. Chetan takes twice the time as Bharat to complete that job. Dhiraj takes twice the time as Chetan to complete that job.

(A) Chetan and Dhiraj will take 8/3 days to complete the work
(B) The second fastest pair to complete the work is Anuj and Dhiraj
(C) The second slowest pair to complete the work is Bharat and Dhiraj
(D) Bharat and Dhiraj will take 4/3 days to complete the work

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. Both pipes together can fill the same tank in:

In a 100 meter race, A beats B by 10 meters and B beats C by 5 meters. By how many meters does A beat C?

In a 1000 metre race, Rahul reaches the finishing line 5 seconds before than Raj and beats Raj by 50 metre. What is Rahul's speed (in m/s)?

Two sisters Neha and Monica walk to school from the house. Neha takes 40 minutes while Monica takes 30 minutes. One day Neha started 5 minutes earlier than Monica. In how many minutes would Monica overtake Neha?

L and M together can complete a piece of work in 72 days, M and N together can complete it in 120 days, and L and N together in 90 days. In what time can L alone complete the work?

A 100-meter long train crosses a 200-meter long and 20-meter wide bridge in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train in Km/hour?

The work done by a man, woman and child are in the ratio 3: 2:1. If daily wages of 20 men, 30 women and 36 children amount to 78/-, what will be the wages of 15 men, 21 women and 30 children for 18 weeks ?

X and Y are running towards each other from their houses. X can reach Y’s house in 25 minutes which is half the time taken by Y to run from his house to X’s house. If the two start to run towards each otherat the same time, then how much more time it will be required by Y to reach the middle of houses ?

A city has an average demand of water of 33,000 Lts. of water which lasts for 50 days. But if some people enter the city, then the demand increases to 37,000 Lts. of water for which supply will lasts 35 days. Give an estimation of how much minimum water should be used daily so that it could last 50 days ?

Saritha went 15 km to the West from her house, then turned left and walked 20 km. She then turned East and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. Howfar is she from her house ?

How much time does Mr.Surya take to cover a distance of 500 m if he runs at a speed of 25 km/hr?

The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/hr. If it takes thrice as much time in going 20 km upstream as in going the same distance downstream, find the speed of the stream.

The speeds of 3 cars in the ratio 5:4:6. The ratio between the time taken by them to travel same distance is