Question: Two cities A and B are 360 km apart. A car goes from A to B with a speed of 40 km/h and returns to A with a speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed of the car?
Options:
A) 45 km/h
B) 48 km/h
C) 50 km/h
D) 55 km/h
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- Distance between the cities A and B = 360 km
$ \therefore $ Average speed $ =\frac{Totaldistancecovered}{Total,time,taken} $
$ =\frac{360+360}{\frac{360}{40}+\frac{360}{60}}=\frac{720}{9+6} $
$ =\frac{720}{15}=48km/h $