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Q. A man travels 35 km partly at 4 km/hr and at 5 km/hr. If he covers former distance at 5 km/hr and later distance at 4 km/hr, he could cover 2 km more in the same time. The time taken to cover the whole distance at original rate is

  • (A) 9 hours
  • (B) 7 hours
  • (C) 4.5 hours
  • (D) 8 hours
  • Correct Answer - Option(D)
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Explanation by: Admin
Suppose the man covers first distance in x hrs. and second distance in y hrs.
Then , 4x + 5y = 35 and 5x +4y= 37
Solving these equation , we get
X=5 and y=3
Total time taken = (5+3) hrs= 8hrs

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