A conveyor is 600m long carrying coal having bulk density 0.8 t/m3 up a gradient of 1 in 60 at the rate of 220 t/hr. If the belt width (w) is 0.75m and cross-sectional area of the material is 0.1w2, determine belt speed?
A. 1.26 m/s
B. 1.36 m/s
C. 1.86 m/s
D. 2.26 m/s
Answer: Option B
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