Railways
Quantitative Aptitude
Speed, Time and Distance
Sample Paper
Time, Speed and distance Sample Test Paper-12
question_answer
A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 kmph and returns at a speed of 2 kmph. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, then the distance between his house and school is
A) 4 km
B) 4.5 km
C) 3 km
D) 6 km
Correct Answer:
D
Solution :
[d] Let total distance = x km \[\therefore \] \[\frac{x}{3}+\frac{x}{2}=5\] x = 6 km