Give reason if a bus covers 20 km in 1 hour and a car covers 50 km in 2 hours. The car is faster

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Distance bus travel =20km
time taken = 1hour
speed = distance/time
speed of bus =20/1=20km/hr

Distance car travel=50km
time taken =2 hour
speed = distance/time
speed of car =50/2=25km/hr

from this its clear thar speed of car is more than bus
so car is faster

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Give reason if a bus covers 20 km in 1 hour and a car covers 50 km in 2 hours. The car is faster

Distance bus travel =20km time taken = 1hour speed = distance/time speed of bus =20/1=20km/hr Distance car travel=50km time taken =2 hour speed = distance/time speed of car =50/2=25km/hr ​​​​​​​ from this its clear thar speed of car is more than bus so car is faster

Distance bus travel =20km
time taken = 1hour
speed = distance/time
speed of bus =20/1=20km/hr

Distance car travel=50km
time taken =2 hour
speed = distance/time
speed of car =50/2=25km/hr

from this its clear thar speed of car is more than bus
so car is faster