A person walks from his home to his office at 4.5 km/h and reaches 12 minutes late. If he walks at 6 km/h, he reaches 3 minutes early. Find the distance. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A person walks from his home to his office at 4.5 km/h and reaches 12 minutes late. If he walks at 6 km/h, he reaches 3 minutes early. Find the distance.
A. 4.5 km
B. 5.0 km
C. 5.5 km
D. 4.0 km
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Time difference = 12 - (-3) = 15 minutes = 15/60 = 0.25 hours. Let distance be d. d / 4.5 - d / 6 = 0.25 => (4d - 3d) / 18 = 0.25 => d / 18 = 0.25 => d = 4.5 km.

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A person sets off from location M at 6:00 AM tracking at 30 km/h. Another starts from M at 8:00 AM at 50 km/h along the same direction pathway. At what distance from M do they meet?
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B. 170 km
C. 140 km
D. 150 km

Correct Answer: Option D


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A. 20 km
B. 30 km
C. 25 km
D. 35 km

Correct Answer: Option C


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