Mark the correct alternative in the following question:

If a person travels 60 km in 4 hours in a car, then the speed of the car is

(a) 12 km/hr (b) 15 km/hr (c) 20 km/hr (d) 24 km/hr

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Solution

As, the distance travelled by the car in 4 hours = 60 km

⇒ The distance travelled by the car in 1 hour = $\frac{60}{4}$ = 15 km

So, the speed of the car is 15 km/hr.

Hence, the correct alternative is option (b).

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Mark the correct alternative in the following question: If a person travels 60 km in 4 hours in a car, then the speed of the car is (a) 12 km/hr (b) 15 km/hr (c) 20 km/hr (d) 24 km/hr

As, the distance travelled by the car in 4 hours = 60 km ⇒ The distance travelled by the car in 1 hour = 604 = 15 km So, the speed of the car is 15 km/hr. Hence, the correct alternative is option (b).

Mark the correct alternative in the following question:

If a person travels 60 km in 4 hours in a car, then the speed of the car is

(a) 12 km/hr (b) 15 km/hr (c) 20 km/hr (d) 24 km/hr

As, the distance travelled by the car in 4 hours = 60 km

⇒ The distance travelled by the car in 1 hour = $\frac{60}{4}$ = 15 km

So, the speed of the car is 15 km/hr.

Hence, the correct alternative is option (b).