A car covers a distance of 400km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12 km/hr more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40minutes less. Find the original speed.

72 km/hr

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48 km/hr

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36 km/hr

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60 km/hr

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30 km/hr

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The correct option is B
48 km/hr

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A car covers a distance of 400km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12 km/hr more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40minutes less. Find the original speed.

The correct option is B 48 km/hr

The correct option is B
48 km/hr