Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Speed & Distance

    A man walks from one place to another at a speed of 5 km/h and returns to the starting place of a speed of 1 km/h. His average speed for the whole journey is.

    ক)
    4.5 km/h
    খ)
    3 km/h
    গ)
    1.25 km/h
    ঘ)
    1.66 km/h
    ঙ)
    2 km/h

    Explanation

    Let the distance of one way be y km. As he went and returned back, Total distance = 2y Time = Distance/speed Time taken to cover y distance at speed of 5 km/hr = y/5 Time taken to cover distance y at speed of 1 km/hr = y/1 Total time taken for the whole journey = y5+y1\frac{y}{5} + \frac{y}{1} ∴ Average speed = total distance/total time = 2yy5+y1=215+11\frac{{2y}}{{\frac{y}{5} + \frac{y}{1}}} = \frac{2}{{\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{1}}} ⇒Average speed = 1.66 km/hour

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