Question

17. A car leaves Jaipur at 11 a.m. travelling 50
km/hr. How fast would a second car be
travelling if it leaves Jaipur an hour later
and overtakes the first car at 5 p.m.?

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Answer 1

Answer:

60km/hr

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed of first car

=

50

k

m

p

h

Time duration between 11 am and 5 pm

=

6

h

o

u

r

s

Distance

=

50

×

6

=

300

k

m

s

Let speed of second car be 's' kmph

As second hour leaves one hour later, hence it will travel 300 kms in 5 hours

Speed

=

300

5

=

60

k

m

p

h

Hence speed of second car is 60 kmph.