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Two towns A and B are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either direction every T minutes with same speed. A man cycling with speed of 20km/h in the direction A to B, notices that a bus goes past him every t1=18 minutes in the direction of motion, and every t2=6 minutes in the opposite direction. What is the period T of the bus service? Assume that velocity of cyclist is less than velocity of bus.

A
4.5 minutes
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24 minutes
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C
9 minutes
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D
12 minutes
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Solution

The correct option is C 9 minutes
Distance cover by bicycle in each of bus pass is equal and therefore
20×T=(20+x)6=(20x)18
where x= bus speed
x=10m/min
then
20×T=30×6T=9minutes

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