Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Time, Speed and Distance

Question:

A car covers a certain distance travelling at a speed of 60 km/h and returns to the starting point at a speed of 40 km/h. The average speed of the car for the entire journey is:

Options:

20 km/h

48 km/h

120 km/h

50 km/h

Correct Answer:

48 km/h

Explanation:

We know ,

Average speed = \(\frac{2 × S1 ×S2 }{S1 + S2}\)

According to question ,

Average speed = \(\frac{2 × 60 × 40 }{60 + 40}\)

= 48 km/h