The average speed of a body is $37.5 k m p h^{- 1}$ . If the total distance traversed is 75 km then find the total time taken by the body.

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Given:
Average speed of the body = $37.5 k m p h$
Distance travelled by the body = $75 k m$

Total Time $(v) = \frac{T o t a l D i s t a n c e}{A v e r a g e S p e e d} = \frac{75}{37.5} = 2 h$

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The average speed of a body is 37.5 kmph−1. If the total distance traversed is 75 km then find the total time taken by the body.

Given:Average speed of the body = 37.5 kmphDistance travelled by the body = 75 km Total Time (v)=TotalDistanceAverageSpeed=7537.5=2h

The average speed of a body is $37.5 k m p h^{- 1}$ . If the total distance traversed is 75 km then find the total time taken by the body.

Given:
Average speed of the body = $37.5 k m p h$
Distance travelled by the body = $75 k m$

Total Time $(v) = \frac{T o t a l D i s t a n c e}{A v e r a g e S p e e d} = \frac{75}{37.5} = 2 h$