If a person walks at 4/5th of his usual spee he reaches
40min late. If he walks athis usual speed how much time does
he travels.
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Answer / debabrata pal
let x=speed
t=time taken when speed is x so...
xt=4/5x(t+40)
t=160 minutes
2 hr 40 minutes
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Answer / symbianz
do like this
(5/4) x - x = 40 min
1/4 x = 40 min
so x=160 min. hope u understand
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Answer / anuradha
in both cases person cover the same distance
hence
let t min time taken to cover the distance with actual speed x
hence
xt=4/5x(t+40)
=160 min
=2 hr and 40 min
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Answer / sai
given the person was late by 40mins when he walks at 4/5 of his normal speed
5*40min=200mins
he was late by 40mins so subtract it..
200-40=160mins
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 2 No |
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