Time and Distance Practice Test 4 with solutions

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Walking at

5/8

th of his usual speed, a man takes 18 minutes more to reach his destination. Find the usual time taken by him to cover the distance is.

Solution:

Ratio of usual and new speed = 1 :

5/8

= 8 : 5
Ratio of time taken = 5 : 8
Increase in time =

3/5

3/5

th of x = 18
x =

18 × 5/3

= 30 minutes

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