Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 57

A car covers the distance from Chennai to Coimbatore in 8 hours. The first half of the journey has been covered at a speed of 73 km/h and the second half at 81 km/h. What is the distance from Chennai to Coimbatore? A. 614.34 km B. 600 km C. 592 km D. 632.65 km

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

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Answer: (A) A

Explanation

Average speed for two equal halves = 2 × 73 × 81/(73 + 81) = 11826/154 ≈ 76.79 km/h. Distance = 76.79 × 8 ≈ 614.34 km.