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# Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an

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Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

Originally posted by einstein10 on 17 Apr 2010, 09:05.
Last edited by Bunuel on 09 Oct 2013, 02:16, edited 2 times in total.
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17 Apr 2010, 17:57
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A much faster way is to determine how long it would take this train to travel 60 km at 80 km/h. 6/8 = 3/4 = 45 minutes of an hour, this means the train travels for 45 minutes to travel that distance and thus rests for 15 minutes. Just solved this problem in ~ 20 seconds with this method which is well below the 1 minute time constraint.
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Let the distance be 240, t1 = 240/80 = 3 hours
t2 = 240/60 = 4 hours

difference in time = (4-3) = 1 but this is per 4 hours.

so the difference per hour is 1/4 which is 15 mins/hour....
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Zehnze wrote:
A much faster way is to determine how long it would take this train to travel 60 km at 80 km/h. 6/8 = 3/4 = 45 minutes of an hour, this means the train travels for 45 minutes to travel that distance and thus rests for 15 minutes. Just solved this problem in ~ 20 seconds with this method which is well below the 1 minute time constraint.

thank you, your method is really good, just need to strike at right time.
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08 Oct 2013, 13:02
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sol:

80t = 60 (t+s)

t= usual time
S= stop time
t=3s

question wants us to find how much time per hour

t+s= 1 hr
4s= 60 min
s= 15 min
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einstein10 wrote:
Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

Pick a smart number for the distance. lets say LCM 240

Without = 240/80 = 3 hours
With = 240/60= 4 hours

So in a trip of 4 hours, 1 hour is spent in stoppages

Hence, 60/4 = 15 min/hr on stoppages

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einstein10 wrote:
Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

1) there is a difference of 20kmph = 1/4th of 80kmph
2) that means train stops for 1/4th of an hour = 15 m/hr
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Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

let distance=80 k
stopping train's running time at 80 kmph=1 hour
let s=stopping time
80 k/(1+s) hr=60 kmph
s=1/3 hours
total time=1+1/3=4/3 hr
(1/3)/(4/3) hrs=1/4=15 minutes per hr stopping time
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27 Nov 2015, 23:26
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the train is travelling 20 kms less an hour..
20kms it could have covered in 20/80=1/4th hour or 15 mins
hence the train stops for 15 mins evry hour.
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29 Jun 2017, 22:54
einstein10 wrote:
Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

The average speed is reduced by 1/4 th. So actual time traveled per hour is reduced by 1/4th. So the train stops 15 min/hr.
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Actual speed of train = 80km/hr. On stopping this reduces to 60km/hr. That is it loses 20km worth of time. For traveling 20km the train takes 20/80 hrs = 15 minutes.
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30 Jun 2017, 11:23
einstein10 wrote:
Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

Using formula

Time = Diff of Speed/Speed with stoppage*60

Or, Time = $$\frac{80 - 60}{80}*60$$

Or, Time = 15 Min/Hr

Thus, answer must be (A) 15

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30 Jun 2017, 13:15
einstein10 wrote:
Without stoppages a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 80 kmph and with stoppages it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 kmph. What is the time in minutes per hour for which train stops?

A. 15 min/hr
B. 10 min/hr
C. 20 min/hr
D. 25 min/hr
E. None

let distance=80 k
80 k/80 kph=1 hr running time
80 k/60 kph=4/3 hr total time
1:4/3=3/4 ratio of running time to total time
thus, ratio of stopping time to total time=1/4
60 min/4=15 min
15 min/hr
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30 Sep 2017, 10:46
Here is a short trick or formula for this type of questions
Time= difference in speed/speed without stoppage
So from the question
Difference in speed=80-60=20
Speed without stoppage =80
Put the value
T= 20/80= 1/4 hr
Now 1/4*60
=15 min/hr

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