Amrita takes 18 hours to travel 720 kilometres. What will be time taken by her to travel 360 kilometres?

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Let us suppose Amrita will take “x” hours to travel 360 kms.
The distance travelled by her and time taken vary in direct proportion.
$∴ \frac{720}{18} = \frac{360}{x}$
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{360 \times 18}{720}$
$x = 9$
Hence, time taken by her to travel 360 km is 9 hours.

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Amrita takes 18 hours to travel 720 kilometres. What will be time taken by her to travel 360 kilometres?

Let us suppose Amrita will take “x” hours to travel 360 kms. The distance travelled by her and time taken vary in direct proportion. ∴72018=360x ⇒x=360×18720 x=9 Hence, time taken by her to travel 360 km is 9 hours.

Let us suppose Amrita will take “x” hours to travel 360 kms.
The distance travelled by her and time taken vary in direct proportion.
$∴ \frac{720}{18} = \frac{360}{x}$
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{360 \times 18}{720}$
$x = 9$
Hence, time taken by her to travel 360 km is 9 hours.