A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is:
A. 35 km
B. $$36\frac{2}{3}$$ km
C. $$37\frac{1}{2}$$ km
D. 40 km
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let}}\,{\text{distance}} = x\,km\,{\text{and}}\,{\text{usual}}\,{\text{rate}} = y\,kmph \cr & {\text{Then}},\,\frac{x}{y} - \frac{x}{{y + 3}} = \frac{{40}}{{60}} \cr & \Rightarrow 2y\left( {y + 3} \right) = 9x\,..........\left( i \right) \cr & {\text{and}},\,\frac{x}{{y - 2}} - \frac{x}{y} = \frac{{40}}{{60}} \cr & \Rightarrow y(y - 2) = 3x\,.............\left( {ii} \right) \cr & {\text{On}}\,{\text{dividing}}\,\left( {\text{i}} \right)\,{\text{by}}\,\left( {{\text{ii}}} \right){\text{,}} \cr & {\text{We}}\,{\text{get}}\,x = 40\,\text{km} \cr} $$Related Questions on Speed Time and Distance
A. 48 min.
B. 60 min.
C. 42 min.
D. 62 min.
E. 66 min.
A. 262.4 km
B. 260 km
C. 283.33 km
D. 275 km
E. None of these
A. 4 hours
B. 4 hours 30 min.
C. 4 hours 45 min.
D. 5 hours
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