A car covers a distance from town 1 to town 2 at the speed of 56 km/hr and from town 2 to town 1 at the speed of 53 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car ?
A. 53.5 km/hr
B. 54 km/hr
C. 55 km/hr
D. 55.5 km/hr
E. None of these
Answer: Option E
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Average speed :$$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{{2 \times 56 \times 53}}{{56 + 53}}} \right){\text{km/hr}} \cr & = \left( {\frac{{5936}}{{109}}} \right){\text{km/hr}} \cr & = 54.45{\text{ km/hr}} \cr } $$
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