Walking at 7/8 of his usual speed, a person reaches his office 10 minutes late. Find his usual time to reach the office. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Walking at 7/8 of his usual speed, a person reaches his office 10 minutes late. Find his usual time to reach the office.
A. 90 minutes
B. 70 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 80 minutes
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
New speed = 7/8 of usual speed => New time = 8/7 of usual time. Difference = 1/7 of usual time = 10 minutes. Usual time = 10 * 7 = 70 minutes.

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A worker handles a total factory delivery run of 160 km. He maps the first 60 km section at 30 km/h and the final 100 km segment section at 50 km/h. Find the mean average speed recorded across the full delivery run.
A. 40 km/h
B. 38 km/h
C. 45 km/h
D. 42 km/h

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Total distance = 160 km. Time for section 1 = 60 / 30 = 2 hours. Time for section 2 = 100 / 50 = 2 hours. Total duration time = 4 hours. Average speed across run = 160 / 4 = 40 km/h.

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B. 1.2 hours
C. 1.5 hours
D. 1.6 hours

Correct Answer: Option C


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A. 89 seconds
B. 100 seconds
C. 114 seconds
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Correct Answer: Option A


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