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John usually walks at 20 km/hr from his house to his school. One day, he starts walking at 30 km/hr and thereby reaches his school late.

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

If the distance of travel is same, speed and time taken are inversely proportional! So, as speed increases, time taken to cover the same distance will be decreasing. So, John will be reaching his school early if he increases his speed.

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