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Download Solution PDFSohan makes four trips of equal distances. His speed on first trip was 240 km/hr and in each subsequent trip his speed was half of the previous trip. What is the average speed of Sohan in these four trips?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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Download Solution PDFGiven Data:
Speeds: 240, 120, 60, 30 km/hr
Concept:
Time taken for each trip:
1st trip: Time = d/240 hr
2nd trip: Time = d/120 hr
3rd trip: Time = d/60 hr
4th trip: Time = d/30 hr
Total distance for 4 trips = 4d
Total time taken for 4 trips = d/240 + d/120 + d/60 + d/30
1st trip: d/240
2nd trip: 2d/240
3rd trip: 4d/240
4th trip: 8d/240
Total time taken = (d + 2d + 4d + 8d) / 240 = 15d/240 = d/16
Average Speed = Total Distance/Total Time = 4d / (d/16) = 4d × 16/d = 64 km/hr
So, the average speed of Sohan for these four trips is 64 km/hr.
Therefore, the average speed of Sohan in these four trips is 64 km/hr
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