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Question
A truck covers 448 km in 8 hours. The average speed of a bicycle is `1/4` th of the average speed of the truck. How much distance will the bicycle cover in 7 hours?
Options
92 km
98 km
95 km
96 km
MCQ
Solution
98 km
Explanation:
Average speed of truck = `"Distance covered"/"Time taken"`
= `448/8`
= 56 kmph
∴ Average speed of bicycle = `1/4 xx 56` = 14 kmph
∴ Distance covered by the bicycle in 7 hours = Speed x Time
= 14 × 7
= 98 km
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