Walking at 5 km/hr a student reaches his school from his house in 15 m...
Given information:
- When walking at 5 km/hr, the student reaches the school 15 minutes early.
- When walking at 3 km/hr, the student is 9 minutes late.
To find:
- The distance between the student's house and school.
Solution:
Let's assume that the distance between the student's house and school is 'd' km.
Let's calculate the time taken by the student to reach the school at 5 km/hr:
- Speed = 5 km/hr
- Distance = d km
- Time = Distance/Speed = d/5 hours
But the student reaches the school 15 minutes early, which means he takes d/5 - 15/60 hours to reach the school at 5 km/hr.
Let's calculate the time taken by the student to reach the school at 3 km/hr:
- Speed = 3 km/hr
- Distance = d km
- Time = Distance/Speed = d/3 hours
But the student is 9 minutes late, which means he takes d/3 + 9/60 hours to reach the school at 3 km/hr.
We know that the time taken to cover the same distance is different at different speeds. So, we can equate the two expressions for time and solve for 'd':
d/5 - 15/60 = d/3 + 9/60
Multiplying both sides by 60, we get:
12d - 180 = 20d + 9
Simplifying, we get:
8d = 189
d = 23.625 km
Therefore, the distance between the student's house and school is 23.625 km, which is closest to option (c) 3 km.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.