A train without stopping travels 60 km/h and with stoppage 40 km/h. What is the time taken for stoppage on a route 300 km?

A. 10 hours

B. 20 hours

C. 5 hours

D. 2.5 hours

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Since, the train travels at 60 km/h, it's speed per minute is 1 km per minute. Hence, if it's speed with stoppage is 40 km/h, it will travel 40 minutes per hour i.e. train stops 20 min per hour.
Time taken to travel 300 km with stoppage,
$$ = \frac{{300}}{{40}} = 7.5\,\,{\text{hours}}$$
Time taken for stoppage as it stops for 20 min per hour
= 7 × 20 + 10
= 140 + 10
= 150 minutes.
= $$\frac{{150}}{{60}}$$  hours = 2.5 hours.