A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km. |
220 km 224 km 230 km 234 km |
224 km |
Let the total distance = $D\text{ km}$. Then each half of the journey is $\frac{D}{2}\text{ km}$. Time taken for the first half: $\frac{D/2}{21} = \frac{D}{42}$ Time taken for the second half: $\frac{D/2}{24} = \frac{D}{48}$ Total time is $10\text{ hours}$: $\frac{D}{42} + \frac{D}{48} = 10$ Taking LCM 336: $\frac{8D + 7D}{336} = 10$ $\frac{15D}{336} = 10$ $D = \frac{10 \times 336}{15} = 224\text{ km}$ |