Q.

On a 120 km track, a train travels the first 30 km with a uniform speed of 30 km/h. How fast must the train travel the next 90 km so as to average 60 km/h for the entire trip?

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a

65 km/h

b

100 km/h

c

90 km/h

d

120 km/h

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Step 1, Given data
Total distance =120 km
30 kmwith a speed 30 km/h
Average speed =60 km/h
Step 2, Finding the speed
average speed during the entire voyage =60 km/h
Consequently, the whole travel time will be, T=120 km60kmh-1=2 h
Time spent during the initial portion of the voyage, t=60 km60kmh-1=1 h
Duration of the second leg of the voyage =T-t=2h-1h=1h
Distance travelled in the second leg of the trip is equal to the sum of the distances travelled in the first and second legs =120 km-30 km=90 km
Hence, the second half's average speed=90 km1 h=90kmh-1

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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