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    A taxi goes from city P to city Q at an average speed of 60 km/h. On the return journey,due to traffic, the average speed of the taxi falls by 20 km/h
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    A taxi goes from city P to city Q at an average speed of 60 km/h. On the return journey,due to traffic, the average speed of the taxi falls by 20 km/h. Find the average speed ofa taxi (in km/h) for the entire journey.

    A.

    46

    B.

    40

    C.

    42

    D.

    48

    Correct option is D

    AverageSpeed=2×S1×S2S1+S22×60×4060+40=48km/hrAverage Speed = \frac{2 \times S_1 \times S_2 }{S_1+S_2}\\\frac{2 \times 60\times 40 }{60+40 }\\ = 48 km/hr

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