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Vikas covered a certain distance by bike. If he covers 40% of the distance at 40 km/h, 50% of the distance at 25 km/h and the remaining 10% distance at 10 km/h. Find his average speed over the whole distance. |
25 km/h 28 km/h 26 km/h 30 km/h |
25 km/h |
Let total distance = 100 km Distance 1 = 40% of 100 = 40 Time 1 = \(\frac{40}{40}\) = 1 hour Distance 2 = 50% of 100 = 50 Time 2 = \(\frac{50}{25}\) = 2 hour Distance 3 = 10% of 100 = 10 Time 3 = \(\frac{10}{10}\) = 1 hour Average speed = \(\frac{100}{1+2+1}\) = \(\frac{100}{4}\) = 25 km/h |