A boy goes to school with a speed of 3 km/hr and returns to the village with a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in all, the distance between the village and the school is:
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Explanation:
let the distance be x km
then,
x/3 + x/2 = 5
2x+3x/6 = 5
=> 5x/ 6 = 5
=> x = 30/5
=> x = 6km
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distance between the village and the school is 6 km
Explanation:
speed of boy to going school , v =3 km/hr
speed of returning village , u = 2 km/hr
let the distance of village to school , = x km
total time taken to go school and coming , t = 5 hours
∴ x/3 + x/2 = 5
(2x + 3x)/6 = 5
5x = 6×5
x = (6×5)/5 = 6 km
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