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Standard IX
Physics
Time and Speed
A scooterist ...
Question
A scooterist travels at 30 km/h along straight path for 20 min. What is distance?
A
1.5 km
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B
6 km
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C
10 km
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D
90 km
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Solution
The correct option is
C
10 km
If the scooter is travelling at precisely
30
k
m
/
h
in a perfectly straight line.
We know
1
hour=
60
minutes
Therefore to calculate the distance traveled in the started fraction of the hour.
∴
20
minutes is
=
20
60
=
1
3
of an hour or
3.3333
%
30
k
m
×
1
3
=
10
k
m
Therefore
10
k
m
is the distance traveled in
20
minutes of travelling at a speed of
30
k
m
/
h
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