Time and Distance Practice Test 3 with solutions

Question : 12 of 40

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A school bus covers a distance from a village to school at the speed of 12 km/hr and reaches the school 8 minute late. The next day the bus covers the same distance at the speed of 20 km/hr and reaches the school 10 minutes early. What is the distance between village and the school?

6 km
9 km
12 km
15 km

Validate

Solution:

Let x km be the distance from village to school, then

x/{12}-x/{20}

= [8 - (- 10)] ×

1/{60}

⇒

x/{30}

{18}/{60}

∴ x =

{18}/{60} × 30

= 9 km

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