Quantitative Aptitude Ques 1484
Question: A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 2 km/h faster, he would have taken 2 h less, if he had moved at 1 km/h slower, he would have taken 2 h more. The distance is
Options:
A) 24 km
B) 28 km
C) 21 km
D) 27 km
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- Let distance $ =xkm $ and usual rate $ y=1km/h. $
$ \frac{x}{y}-\frac{x}{y+2}=2 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ \frac{2}{y(y+2)}=\frac{2}{x} $
$ y(y+2)=x $
(i)
and $ \frac{x}{y-1}-\frac{x}{y}=2 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ \frac{1}{(y-1)y}=\frac{2}{x} $
$ 2y(y-1)=x $
(ii)
On dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get $ y=4 $ substituting $ y=4 $ in Eq. (i), we get $ x=24km $