This document provides strategies and examples for solving time and distance problems using the product consistency method.
It presents two cases involving individuals traveling to and from locations at different speeds, and calculates the distances using both the product consistency method and a standard distance-time-speed table.
The second case involves travel to and from school, where the individual arrives 15 minutes early on one trip and 9 minutes late on the return, demonstrating both approaches yield a distance of 3 km.
A third more complex case gives the total time spent traveling to and from college but at different speeds, showing how to determine the distance is also solved using product consistency.
This document provides strategies and examples for solving time and distance problems using the product consistency method.
It presents two cases involving individuals traveling to and from locations at different speeds, and calculates the distances using both the product consistency method and a standard distance-time-speed table.
The second case involves travel to and from school, where the individual arrives 15 minutes early on one trip and 9 minutes late on the return, demonstrating both approaches yield a distance of 3 km.
A third more complex case gives the total time spent traveling to and from college but at different speeds, showing how to determine the distance is also solved using product consistency.
This document provides strategies and examples for solving time and distance problems using the product consistency method.
It presents two cases involving individuals traveling to and from locations at different speeds, and calculates the distances using both the product consistency method and a standard distance-time-speed table.
The second case involves travel to and from school, where the individual arrives 15 minutes early on one trip and 9 minutes late on the return, demonstrating both approaches yield a distance of 3 km.
A third more complex case gives the total time spent traveling to and from college but at different speeds, showing how to determine the distance is also solved using product consistency.
This document provides strategies and examples for solving time and distance problems using the product consistency method.
It presents two cases involving individuals traveling to and from locations at different speeds, and calculates the distances using both the product consistency method and a standard distance-time-speed table.
The second case involves travel to and from school, where the individual arrives 15 minutes early on one trip and 9 minutes late on the return, demonstrating both approaches yield a distance of 3 km.
A third more complex case gives the total time spent traveling to and from college but at different speeds, showing how to determine the distance is also solved using product consistency.
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Distance D D Archives We’ve ssumed that in both cases, he has to cover same distance “D” kms. Apply STD formula in column 1 (case 1) Speed x time = distance Therefore time = distance / speed = D/24 Similarly for case2, we get time=D/30 Update table
Case 1 Case 2 Speed 24 30 Time D/24 D/30 Distance D D
From the question, we can infer that time difference between
two cases is (6+5=11 minutes =11/60 hours) Therefore D/24-D/30=11/60 Simplify this equation and you get D=22 kms. Please note: in the fractions, D/24 is >greater than> D/30 That’s why I did D/24-D/30=11/60 Let’s try second question with both methods
Case #2: Tappu’s school
Tappu walks from home to school @5kmph and reaches 15 minutes early. After the school is over, he walks back from school to home @3kmph and reaches 9 minutes late. Find distance between his home and school.
Approach #1: Product
consistency The question is talking about two times: 15 minutes early and 9 minutes late. Therefore total time difference between two situation =15+9=24 minutes=24/60 hrs.
Slow speed Fast speed
Speed km/h 3 5 Ratio-reversed (Time) 5 3
What is the percentage decrease in time?
(5-3)/5 =2/5 (=40% decrease) That’s it. If time taken during slow speed =”m” Then 2/5th of m=24/60 hours (the time difference between two cases) Hence M=1 hour (=time taken during slow speed) Now speed x time = distance 3 (slow speed) x1= distance Therefore distance between Tappu’s school and home is 3 kms.
Approach #2 (STD Table)
Slow speed Fast speed Speed km/h 3 5 Time ?? ?? Distance D D
Apply STD formula in each column you get
Speed x time =distance Time = distance / speed Time = D/3 in first case and D/5 in second case update table
Slow speed Fast speed
Speed km/h 3 5 Time D/3 D/5 Distance D D
The time difference between two situations is (15+9)=24
minutes=24/60 hours Therefore D/3 – D/5=24/60 Solve this equation and you get D=3 kms Meaning distance between Tappu’s school and home is 3 kms Now let’s try a bit complicated case
Case: Pinku’s college (total
time given) Pinku goes to college @ speed of 3 kmph and returns back @2kmph. He spends total 5 hours in walking. What is the distance between his home and college? Slow speed , fast speed = 2 and 3 km respectively. Slow speed Fast speed Speed km/h 2 3 Ratio-reversed (Time) 3 2
What is the decrease % in time? (3-2)/3= 1/3 (=33.33%)
It means if Pinku take “M” hours during slow speed. He’d take M minus 33.33% of M hours during fast speed. Therefore, total time (taken to goto college and come back) =m + m -33.33% of m =2m-m/3 (because 33.33%=1/3) =(6m-m)/3 =5m/3 And we know that total time is 5 hours therefore 5m/3=5 hours hence m=3 hours. (time taken during slow speed) Apply STD Speed x time = distance 2 (slow speed) x 3 (time)=distance Hence distance=6 km
Thought process in the exam
Speed increased from 2 to 3, therefore reverse ratio is 3/2 and %decrease in time is 1/3. Pinku’s “Total” time is given 5 hours, therefore M + m -(1/5)m=5 hours. Solve it and multiple with slow speed, you’ll get the distance.
Mock Questions 1. Gogi walks from home to school @2.5kmph and he is 6 minutes late. Next day he increases speed by 1 kmph and reaches 6 minutes early. Find distance between home and school? 2. Sonu walks @6kmph and late to college by 5 minutes. If she walks @5kmph, she is late by 30 minutes. Find total distance. (please note: since she’s late in both cases the time difference is 30-5=25 minutes. rest approach is same)
Answer and explanation
1. Gogi school Question is talking about two speeds : 2.5 and (2.5+1.0)=3.5 kmphs
Slow speed Fast speed
Speed km/h 2.5 3.5 Ratio-reversed (Time) 7 5
What’s the decrease in time %
From 7 to 5, =(7-5)/7 =2/7 Suppose during slow speed case, Gogi takes “m” hours to reach school. In fast case, he’ll do it in less time =m – 2/7 of m. but from question, we already know that time difference between two cases =6+6=12 minutes=12/60 hrs it means 2/7 of m=12/60 hours therefore m=7/10 hours :This is the time taken during slow speed. Multiply it with slow speed and you’ll get the distance. Distance = 7/10 x 2.5 = 7/4 kms.
2. Sonu college Slow speed Fast speed Speed km/h 5 6 Ratio-reversed (Time) 6 5
So % decrease in time =(6-5)/6 =1/6 Therefore 1/6 of slow time (m)= 25/60 hrs. M=25 x 6/60 hrs Multiply it with slow speed (5) and you get distance Distance =speed x time =5 x 25 x 6/60 =25/2 =12.5 km distance between home and college
