Q.

A car covers a distance of 400 km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12 km/hr more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40 minutes less. Find the original speed of the car.


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a

60 km/hr

b

48 km/hr

c

53 km/hr

d

40 km/hr 

answer is B.

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  Concept- First, assume the initial speed of the car to be x. Then, we will use the formula of time i.e.time=distancespeed . And form an equation as per the given condition.  Let the speed of car Question ImageDistance covered Question ImageTime taken Question Image hrs.
If the speed is increased by Question Image the time taken Question Image.
As per given in question,
Question ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageSo, the speed is Question Image.
Hence, the correct option is 2.
 
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A car covers a distance of 400 km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12 km/hr more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40 minutes less. Find the original speed of the car.