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ankita travels 14 km to her home partly by rickshaw and partly by bus. she takes half and hour if she travels 2 km by rickshaw and the remaining distance by bus .on the other hand if she travels 4km by rickshaw and the remaining distance by bus she takes 9 minutes longer. find the speed of the ricks


animeshrai78 12th Jun, 2021
Answer (1)
Sharon Rose Student Expert 18th Jun, 2021

Hello,

Here is how you can solve the given question

Consider 'x' is the speed of Rickshaw in km/hr and 'y' is the speed of bus km/hr

The total distance travelled by her is 14 kms so the distance covered by her in bus is= 14 - Distance covered by her in Rickshaw

We know that, Speed= Distance/Time ----(1)

In half an hour the distance travelled is 2 kms and the remaining distance by bus therefore, (2/x)+(12/y)=1/2 -----(2)

This is the first case. According to the second case she travels 4 kms by rickshaw and remaining distance by bus and it took 9 minutes longer so the total time taken by her is =(1/2)+(9/60)= 39/90 hours

Therefore, Total time taken=(4/x)+(10/y)=39/90 ----(3)

Solving (2) and (3) we get x=10 km/hr and y=40 km/hr

Therefore, the speed of Rickshaw is 10 km/hr.

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