CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics · Time and Distance
A delivery van from Pune covers 150 km at a uniform speed of 50 km/h. How many minutes does the journey take?
The journey takes 180 minutes. Time equals distance divided by speed, so 150 km at 50 km/h gives 3 hours. Converting 3 hours into minutes by multiplying by 60 gives 180 minutes, which is the correct duration of the van trip.
- A120 minutes
- B150 minutes
- C180 minutesCorrect
- D200 minutes
Explanation
Time = Distance / Speed = 150/50 = 3 hours = 180 minutes. The option of 120 minutes comes from using 100 km, and 150 minutes wrongly treats the distance figure as minutes.
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