Question: The ratio between the speeds of two cars is 7: 8. If the 2nd car runs 200 km in 5 h, then find the speed of the 1st car.
Options:
A) 25 km/h
B) 28 km/h
C) 40 km/h
D) 35 km/h
E) None of the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
- Let speed of 1st car be $ 7x. $
and speed of the 2nd car $ =8x $
According to the question,
$ 8x=\frac{200}{5}=40 $ $ [ \text{using, speed=}\frac{Distance}{Time} ] $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{40}{8}=5 $
$ \therefore $ Speed of the 1st car $ =7x=7\times 5=35km/h $