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I Travel a Distance of 10 Km and Come Back in 2 1/2 Hours. What is My Speed? - Mathematics

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Question

I travel a distance of 10 km and come back in `2 1/2` hours. What is my speed?

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Solution

Total distance covered = 10 km + 10 km = 20 km

Time taken = `2 1/2=5/2` hours

Speed = `"Distance"/"Time"`

= `20/(5/2)`

= `(20xx2)/5` km/hr

= 8 km/hr

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Chapter 17: Idea of Speed, Distance and Time - Exercise 17 (A)

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Chapter 17 Idea of Speed, Distance and Time
Exercise 17 (A) | Q 7

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