Update

Muft Shiksha™ एक 100% Free Education Portal है 🇮🇳, जिसका उद्देश्य Class 9–12 के हर विद्यार्थी तक High-Quality Education को पूरी तरह मुफ्त पहुँचाना है। 🇮🇳 हम मानते हैं कि अच्छी शिक्षा किसी student की आर्थिक स्थिति पर निर्भर नहीं होनी चाहिए। 🇮🇳 हर विद्यार्थी को वही Quality Study Material, MCQs, Quizzes, Exam Preparation, Concept-Based Learning और Bilingual Support मिलना चाहिए, जो आमतौर पर महंगी Coaching या Premium Platforms में मिलता है। Muft Shiksha™ 🇮🇳 इसी सोच के साथ बनाया गया है

Subjects
0 reads0 ratings0 helpful

A vehicle covers a distance of 150 km. If its speed is increased by 5 km/h, the travel time decreases by 1 hour. What was its original speed?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 25 km/h

Let the original speed be \(x\) km/h. Since the time decreases by 1 hour, \(\frac{150}{x}-\frac{150}{x+5}=1\). On simplifying, \(x^2+5x-750=0\), so \((x-25)(x+30)=0\). Speed cannot be negative; hence \(x=25\) km/h. For comparison, at 20 km/h the time difference would be \(\frac{150}{20}-\frac{150}{25}=1.5\) hours, not 1 hour. Exam tip: use time = distance ÷ speed and reject any negative root.

Related tags

Quadratic EquationsSpeed Time DistanceWord ProblemsAlgebraic EquationsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

Was this question useful?

No ratings yetWrite a review / Rate this question

Student Reviews

No published reviews yet.

Add Muft Shiksha to your Home Screen

In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.