Quantitative Aptitude Ques 2267

Question: A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/h and returns at a speed of 2 km/h. If he takes 5 h in going and coming, the distance between his house and school is

Options:

A) 6 km

B) 5 km

C) 5.5 km

D) 6.5 km

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • Let required distance be x km. Then, $ \frac{x}{3}+\frac{x}{2}=5 $
    $ \Rightarrow $ $ \frac{2x+3x}{6}=5 $

$ \Rightarrow $ $ 5x=6\times 5 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{6\times 5}{5}=6,km $