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Question
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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