A car covers a distance of 5 km in 5 mins, its average speed is equal to :

1 k m / h r

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5 k m / h r

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60 k m / h r

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120 k m / h r

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Solution

The correct option is C $60 k m / h r$
Distance travelled by car $d = 15 k m$
Time taken $t = 5 m i n u t e s = \frac{5}{60} h r = \frac{1}{12} h r$
Speed of Arun $v = \frac{d}{t}$
$⟹ v = \frac{15}{1 / 12} = 60 k m / h r$

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A car covers a distance of 5 km in 5 mins, its average speed is equal to :

The correct option is C 60km/hrDistance travelled by card=15 kmTime taken t=5minutes=560 hr=112 hrSpeed of Arun v=dt ⟹ v=151/12=60 km/hr

The correct option is C $60 k m / h r$
Distance travelled by car $d = 15 k m$
Time taken $t = 5 m i n u t e s = \frac{5}{60} h r = \frac{1}{12} h r$
Speed of Arun $v = \frac{d}{t}$
$⟹ v = \frac{15}{1 / 12} = 60 k m / h r$