Time and Distance - Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ) questions for Q. 761
Q. A cab on its way to Bangalore overtakes an auto also going in the same direction at 11 am. The cab reaches Bangalore at 1.30 pm and starts the return journey after taking a break of 1 hour. On its way back it meets the auto at 3 pm. At what time will the auto reach Bangalore?- Published on 06 Jul 15a. 3 p.m.
b. 3.30 p.m.
c. 5 p.m
d. 4 p.m
ANSWER: 4 p.m
The time interval is shown below with an interval of half hour.
11 am ------- 11:30 ------- 12 ------- 12:30 ------- 1-------1:30
At 11 the cab overtakes the auto and reaches Bangalore at 1:30. Hence, the cab travels 5 segments in two and a half hour assuming the cab to be travelling at constant
speed.
On its way back, the cab commences its journey at 2:30 and meets the auto at 3 p.m. In half an hour the cab travels one segment and hence the auto in one segment away
from Bangalore.
Therefore, the auto travels 4 segments from 11 am to 3 pm assuming it to be travelling at a constant speed. Hence, the speed of auto is 4/4 = 1 segment per hour.
As the auto is one segment away from Bangalore, it will take another 1 hour for the auto to reach Bangalore and hence the auto will reach Bangalore at 4 p.m.
