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A car is travelling 48 km in one hour. The distance travelled by the car in 12 minutes is ______.

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A car is travelling 48 km in one hour. The distance travelled by the car in 12 minutes is ______.

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Solution

A car is travelling 48 km in one hour. The distance travelled by the car in 12 minutes is 9.6 km.

Explanation:

A car travelling in 1h = 48 km

So, car travelled in 1 min = `48/60` km  ...[∵ 1h = 60 min]

Similarly, car travelled in 12 min = `48/60 xx 12 = 48/5` = 9.6 km

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Chapter 10: Direct and Inverse Proportions - Exercise [Page 319]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics Exemplar [English] Class 8
Chapter 10 Direct and Inverse Proportions
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