Gopal travelled 2/5 parts of the distance between Delhi and Mumbai on motorbike, 1/4 part of the distance by taxi and the remaining parts by bus. What parts of the distance did he travel by bus ?
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Information given :
Gopal traveled 2 / 5 th part of the distance by motorbike .
He travelled 1 / 4 th of the distance by taxi .
Distance travelled by him by taxi and motorbike :
==> ( 2 / 5 + 1 / 4 )
==> ( 2 × 4 + 5 × 1 ) / ( 5 × 4 )
==> ( 8 + 5 ) / 20
==> 13 / 20
Distance travelled by him by bus = 1 - 13 / 20
==> ( 20 - 13 ) / 20
==> 7 / 20
ANSWER :
The part of the distance travelled by bus is 7 / 20 th
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