A man travelled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4… · ABC26GN3578
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Time and Distance
A man travelled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance of the post-office from the village. 2 xy 2 × 25 × 4 200
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Explanation
Average speed = km/hr = km/hr = km/hr. x + y 25 + 4 29 4 200 29 Distance travelled in 5 hours 48 minutes, i.e., 5 hrs = × km = 40 km. 5 29 5 40 ∴ Distance of the post-office from the village = = 20 km. 2
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