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A truck covers three equal distances of 100 km at the speed of 200 km/hr, 300 km/hr and 600 km/hr, Find the average speed of the truck for the whole journey. |
300 km/h 327 km/h 366.66 km/h 250 km/h |
300 km/h |
Distance = Speed × Time Time 1 = \(\frac{100}{200}\) = \(\frac{1}{2}\) hours Time 2 = \(\frac{100}{300}\) = \(\frac{1}{3}\) hours Time 3 = \(\frac{100}{600}\) = \(\frac{1}{6}\) hours Average speed = \(\frac{100 + 100 + 100}{1/2 + 1/3 + 1/6}\) = 300 km/h |