A bus covered a certain distance from village A to village B at the speed of 60 km/hr. However on its return… · ABC26GN3690
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Time and Distance · Exam: Bank P.O. 2010
A bus covered a certain distance from village $A$ to village $B$ at the speed of 60 km/hr. However on its return journey it got stuck in traffic and covered the same distance at the speed of 40 km/hr and took 2 hours more to reach its destination. What is the distance covered between villages $A$ and $B$ ?
(a)200 km
(b)240 km
(c)260 km
(d)Cannot be determined
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Let the distance between village $A$ and $B$ be $x \mathrm{km}$. Then, $\frac{x}{40}-\frac{x}{60}=2 \Rightarrow x=240$.