If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Speed = \(\frac{ Distance}{ Time}\)
Ratio of Speeds:
S1 : S2 - 14 : 10
S1 : S2 - 7 : 5
Ratio of distance is directly proportional to the ratio of speed because when speed increases the distance travelled also increases and vice-versa.
So, the ratio of distance travelled is:
D1 : D2 - 5 : 7
According to the question, he walked 20 km more with the increase in the speed. So, after seeing the ratio, we can say that the value of 2 parts is 20 km i.e. 1 part equals to 10km
So, actual distance travelled by him is 5 x 10 = 50 km