Quantitative Aptitude Ques 866

Question: A constant distance from Chennai to Bengaluru is covered by express train at 100 km/h. If it returns to the same distance at 80 km/h, then the average speed during the whole journey is

Options:

A) 90.20 km/h

B) 88.78 km/h

C) 88.98 km/h

D) 88.89 km/h

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Let the distance be x. Then, $ timet _1=\frac{x}{100}h $ and $ timet _2=\frac{x}{80}h $

$ \therefore $ $ Averagespeed=\frac{Totaldistance}{Totaltime} $ $ =\frac{2x}{\frac{x}{100}+\frac{x}{80}}=\frac{800\times 2x}{18x}=\frac{800}{9}=88.89km/h $