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mr. mohan travels to his work place first by bus and then by metro. the average speeds of bus and metro are30/hr and 60/hr respectively. the distances covered by bus and metro are in the ratio of1:6. if mr. mohan reaches office in one hour, how far is” his office

mr. mohan travels to his work place first by bus and then by metro. the average speeds of bus and metro are30/hr and 60/hr respectively. the distances covered by bus and metro are in the ratio of1:6. if mr. mohan reaches office in one hour, how far is” his office

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Harsh Patodia IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 907 Points
6 years ago
Distance by bus be x
Distance by metro 6x
Time by bus= x/30
Time by metro= 6x/60
According to question x/30 + 6x/60 = 1
x/30 + x/10 =1
Solve to x= 7.5
Distance is 7x= 7*7.5= 52.5km

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