A person takes 20 minutes more to cover a certain distance as he increases his speed by 20%. the time taken to cover the distance at his original speed. i want clear explaination
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Explanation:
Let the distance and original speed be 'd' km and 'k' kmph respectively.
d/0.8k - d/k = 20/60 => 5d/4k - d/k = 1/3
=> (5d - 4d)/4k = 1/3 => d = 4/3 k
Time taken to cover the distance at original speed
= d/k = 4/3 hours = 1 hour 20 minutes.
Let the distance and original speed be 'd' km and 'k' kmph respectively.
d/0.8k - d/k = 20/60 => 5d/4k - d/k = 1/3
=> (5d - 4d)/4k = 1/3 => d = 4/3 k
Time taken to cover the distance at original speed
= d/k = 4/3 hours = 1 hour 20 minutes.
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