Math, asked by vedanshichaurasia, 8 months ago

Mr. x drives to his office at an average speed of 48 km per hour. The time taken to
cover the first 60% of the distance is 10 minutes more than the time taken to cover the
remaining distance. How far is his office?​

Answers

Answered by Legend42
4

Answer:

Let the total distance be xkm.

Time taken to cover remaining 40% of x distance T

1

=

100×48

40×x

But given time taken to cover first 60% of x distance is T

2

=T

1

+

60

10

hrs

⇒ T

2

=

100×48

60×x

100×48

60×x

=

100×48

40×x

+

60

10

100×48

60×x

100×48

40×x

=

60

10

4800

20x

=

60

10

⇒ x=

60

10

×

20

4800

⇒ x=40km

Answered by rohitsoniIN
1

Answer:

 ⇒  x=40km

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total distance be xkm.

Time taken to cover remaining 40% of x distance T  

1

​  

=  

100×48

40×x

​  

 

But given time taken to cover first 60% of x distance is T  

2

​  

=T  

1

​  

+  

60

10

​  

hrs

⇒  T  

2

​  

=  

100×48

60×x

​  

 

∴    

100×48

60×x

​  

=  

100×48

40×x

​  

+  

60

10

​  

 

⇒    

100×48

60×x

​  

−  

100×48

40×x

​  

=  

60

10

​  

 

⇒    

4800

20x

​  

=  

60

10

​  

 

⇒  x=  

60

10

​  

×  

20

4800

​  

 ⇒  x=40km

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