A man walking at the speed of 5 km/h covers a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance by a cycle in 2 hours 10 minutes, then the speed of the cycle in km/h is:
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. .
⇒ Speed of walking: 5 km/h
⇒ Time taken to walk: 3 hours 45 minutes or 3.75 hours
Distance = Speed × Time = 5 km/h × 3.75 hours = 18.75 km
⇒ Distance covered by cycle = 18.75 km
⇒ Time taken to cycle: 2 hours 10 minutes or 2.1667 hours
⇒ Speed = = = km/h