find the speed of a train which leaves secundrabad at 7 p.m and reaches Bhopal the next day at 6 A.m it stops for 1 hour in the way. the distance between sucendrabad and bhopal is 710 km. also find the average speed correct to one place of decimal.
Answers
Answer:
Speed of the train = 64.54 km/ hr.
and,
Average Speed of the train = 59.16 km/hr.
Step-by-step explanation:
As the question is stated,
The time at which the train left the station of Secunderabad = 7 P.M.
Time at which the train reaches Bhopal = 6 A.M.
Time for which the train stopped = 1 hour
Distance between the Secunderabad and Bhopal = 710 km
Now,
Total time taken by the train = 11 hours of travelling time + 1 hour of rest time
So,
Speed of the train is given by,
Because, the Speed is the ratio of the distance and the travelling time of the train.
Therefore, Speed of the train is 64.54 km/ hr.
Now,
Average Speed of the train is given by,
As, the Average speed of the train also includes the time for which the train rested.
Therefore, the Average Speed of the train is 59.16 km/hr.