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A person travels a distance of 300 m and then returns to the starting point. The time taken by him for the outward journey is 5 hours more than the time taken for the return journey. If he returns at a speed of 10 km/h more than the speed of going, what is the average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey?
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Correct Answer:
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C
$$\eqalign{
& \frac{{300}}{{x + 10}} - \frac{{300}}{x} = 5 \cr
& 60\left[ {\frac{{10}}{{x\left( {x + 10} \right)}}} \right] = 1 \cr
& 600 = x\left( {x + 10} \right) \cr
& {\text{Put }}x = 20 \cr
& {\text{Average speed}} = \frac{{2 \times 20 \times 30}}{{20 + 30}} \cr
& = \frac{{2 \times 600}}{{50}} \cr
& = 24{\text{ km/hr}}{\text{.}} \cr} $$
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