Question

Reena is travelling from her village to another town. The distance between the village & town is 45 3 4 km. She stops to rest after covering a distance of 34 1 3 km. How much distance does she further need to cover to reach the other town?

Answer 1

Speed of car in first 15 minutes = 40 km/h

Distance covered = speed × Time taken

60 minutes = 1 hour

15 minutes =

60

15

​

hour

Distance covered = 240×

60

15

​

=10km

Speed of car in next 15 minutes = 60 km/h

Distance covered = 60×

60

15

​

=15km

∴ Total distance covered = (10+15)km = 25 km

∴ 25 km is correct