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A bus travels 120 km at 60 km/h and 180 km at 90 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey ?
Question

A bus travels 120 km at 60 km/h and 180 km at 90 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey ?

A.

75 km/h

B.

70 km/h

C.

72 km/h

D.

78 km/h

Correct option is A

Given:
Distance 1 = 120 km, Speed 1 = 60 km/h
Distance 2 = 180 km, Speed 2 = 90 km/h
Formula Used:
Average Speed = Total DistanceTotal Time\frac{Total\ Distance}{Total\ Time}​​
Time = DistanceSpeed\frac{Distance}{Speed}​​
Solution:
Calculate the total distance covered during the entire journey.
Total Distance = 120 + 180 = 300 km
Calculate the time taken for each segment of the journey.
Time 1 = 12060\frac{120}{60}​ = 2 hours
Time 2 = 18090\frac{180}{90}​ = 2 hours
Total Time = 2 + 2 = 4 hours
Average Speed = 3004\frac{300}{4}​ = 75 km/h
Final Answer
So the correct answer is (a)

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