A person was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10mph.
Another person was also fined for exceeding the speed limit
by twice the same. If the second person was travelling at
speed of 35mph . Find the speed limit ?

Answer Posted / sabarish

let the speed limit be x.
speed by first rider S1 and 2nd rider be S2.
S1=x+10;
ans S2=x+2*10; and given S2=35.
solving we get x=15mph.

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