1. Walking 4/9th of his usual speed, a man is 5 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is:
Solution:
New speed = 4/9 of the usual speed(U.T).
New time = 9/4 of the usual time.
Note: Speed and Time are inversely proportional to each other.
9/4 U.T – U.T = 5/60
U.T (9-1)/4 = 1/12
By solving the above equation, we get
U.T = 5/2
= 2(1/2) hours.
2. Starting from his house one day, a student walks at a speed of 1(1/2) km/hr and reaches his school 9 minutes late. Next day he increases his speed by 1 km/hr and reaches the school 9 minutes early. How far is the school from his house?
Solution:
Let the distance be x.
Difference in timings = 18 minutes = 18/60 = 3/10 hours.
2x/3 – 2x/5 = 3/10
By solving the above equation, we get
x = 45/40
= 1(1/8) km.
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