A train moves with a speed of 30 km/hr in the first 15 minutes, with another speed of 40 km/hr the next 15 minutes and then with a speed of 60 km/hr in the last 30 min. Calculate average speed of train for this journey
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a
47.5 km/hr
b
47 km/hr
c
47 m/sec
d
47.5 m/sec
answer is A.
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average speed =total distancetotal time s1 =v1 t1;s2 = v2 t2 ;s3 =v3 t3 average speed =( v1 t1 +v2 t2 +v3 t3)/ t1 +t2 +t3 30(15/60)+40(15/60)+60(30/60)(15/60+15/60+30/60) =47.5km/hr =47.5×518 =13.2m/s
A train moves with a speed of 30 km/hr in the first 15 minutes, with another speed of 40 km/hr the next 15 minutes and then with a speed of 60 km/hr in the last 30 min. Calculate average speed of train for this journey