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Question
The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hours to cover this distance. Calculate the speed of the train.
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Solution
Distance between the two stations = 240 km
Time taken = 4 h
Speed = `"Distance Covered"/"Time Taken" `
`= 240/4`
= 60 km/h
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