A car after travelling 100 km from point A meets with an accident and ...
let distance between A and B be D km and real speed of the car be S km/hr
First time car takes 90 minutes more and second time car takes 75 minutes more than scheduled time.
So, T1 – T2 = 15/60 = 100
15/60 = [100/s + (D -100)/(3s/4)] – [160/s + (D – 160)/(3s/4)] Solve this D will be cancelled and S comes out to be 80km/hr
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A car after travelling 100 km from point A meets with an accident and ...
To solve this problem, let's go step by step:
1. Let's assume the original speed of the car as 'S' km/hr.
2. According to the given information, the car traveled 100 km from point A before meeting with an accident. Let's denote the time taken for this distance as 't' hours.
3. Using the formula: Speed = Distance/Time, we can write the equation as:
S = 100/t
4. After the accident, the car proceeds at 3/4 of its original speed. So, the new speed becomes (3/4)S km/hr.
5. The car arrives at point B 90 minutes late, which is equal to 1.5 hours. Let's denote the total time taken to reach point B as 'T' hours.
6. The distance between the accident spot and point B can be calculated as:
Distance = Total distance - Distance traveled before the accident
Distance = 100 + 60 = 160 km
7. Using the formula: Speed = Distance/Time, we can write the equation as:
(3/4)S = 160/(T - t)
8. Given that if the car meets the accident 60 km further on, it would have reached 15 minutes sooner. Let's denote the new distance between the accident spot and point B as 'D' km.
9. Using the formula: Speed = Distance/Time, we can write the equation as:
(3/4)S = D/(T - t - 1/4)
10. We can simplify the above equations and form a system of equations to solve for 'S' and 'T':
S = 100/t
(3/4)S = 160/(T - t)
(3/4)S = D/(T - t - 1/4)
11. By substituting the value of S from the first equation into the second and third equations, we get:
(3/4)(100/t) = 160/(T - t)
(3/4)(100/t) = D/(T - t - 1/4)
12. Simplifying the above equations, we get:
300/t = 160/(T - t)
300/t = D/(T - t - 1/4)
13. Cross-multiplying the above equations, we get:
300(T - t) = 160t
300(T - t - 1/4) = Dt
14. Expanding the equations, we get:
300T - 300t = 160t
300T - 300t - 75 = Dt
15. Simplifying further, we get:
300T = 460t
300T - 460t = 75
16. Dividing both equations, we get:
T/t = 23/15
17. Now, substituting the value of T/t into the first equation, we get:
300(23/15) = 460
23/5 = 460/300
23/5 = 23/5
18. Therefore, the original speed of the car (S) is 23/5 times the time taken (t) to travel 100 km from