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A bus travels 300 km. If its speed were 10 km/h less, it would take 1 hour more. What is its actual speed?

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Correct answer: 60 km/h

Let the actual speed be x km/h. The actual travel time is 300/x hours, whereas at the reduced speed it is 300/(x − 10) hours. Since the reduced speed causes one extra hour, 300/(x − 10) − 300/x = 1, with x > 10. Combining the fractions gives 3000/[x(x − 10)] = 1, hence x² − 10x − 3000 = 0. This factors as (x − 60)(x + 50) = 0. The negative root is not a physical speed, so x = 60 km/h. Option B is correct. Verification: at 60 km/h the time is 5 hours; at 50 km/h it is 6 hours, exactly one hour more. The remaining options fail this time comparison.

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