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A local bus completed a round trip at an average speed of 48 km per hour. The bus covered the first half of the distance at an average speed of 36 km per hour. What would have been its average speed during the second half of the journey?

एक स्थानीय बस ने 48 किमी प्रति घंटे की औसत गति से एक फेरा पूरा किया। बस द्वारा दूरी का पहला आधा फेरा 36 किमी प्रति घंटे की औसत गति से पूरा किया गया। यात्रा के द्वितीय आधे फेरे के दौरान इसका औसत गति क्या रही होगी?

A
48 km/hour

48 किमी/घं.
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60 km/hour

60 किमी/घं.
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C
72 km/hour

72 किमी/घं.
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D
84 km/hour

84 किमी/घं.
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Solution

The correct option is C 72 km/hour

72 किमी/घं.
Let the total distance covered by the bus in the round trip be x km
Hence, the total time taken in completing the journey = Total distance/average speed = x/48 hour
Let y be the average speed during the second half of the journey
Now, total time = time taken during 1st half of the trip + time taken during 2nd half of the trip
Putting the given values we get,
x48=0.5x36+0.5xy
Or x480.5x36=0.5xy
Or x144=0.5xy
Or y = 72 km/hour

माना कि बस द्वारा फेरों में तय की गयी कुल दूरी x किमी है।
इस प्रकार, संपूर्ण यात्रा में लिया गया कुल समय = कुल दूरी/औसत गति = x48 घंटा
माना कि यात्रा के द्वितीय आधे फेरे के दौरान औसत गति y है।
अब, कुल समय = यात्रा के पहले आधे फेरे में लिया गया समय + यात्रा के द्वितीय आधे फेरे में लिया गया समय
इस प्रकार, x48=0.5x36+0.5xy
या x480.5x36=0.5xy
या x144=0.5xy

या y = 72 किमी/घंटा


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