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    Manoj travels from City A to City B. If Manoj drives his car at 3/5 of his normal speed, then he reaches City B 10 minutes late. Find the time (in min
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    Manoj travels from City A to City B. If Manoj drives his car at 3/5 of his normal speed, then he reaches City B 10 minutes late. Find the time (in minutes) that Manoj would have taken to travel from City A to City B if he drove at his normal speed.

    A.

    17

    B.

    11

    C.

    24

    D.

    15

    Correct option is D

    Given:
    Let normal time taken = x minutes
    Reduced speed = 35\frac 35​of normal speed
    Time difference = 10 minutes
    Formula Used:
    Time = Distance / Speed
    If speed is reduced, time increases in inverse ratio.
    Solution:
    If speed is 35\frac 35 of normal, then time taken will be53\frac 53 of normal time.
    So, increased time = 53\frac 53​ × x

    Difference in time = 53\frac 53​x - x = 10
    =>5x3x3=10=>2x3=10=>x=10×32=15\Rightarrow \frac{5x - 3x}{3} = 10\\\Rightarrow \frac{2x}{3} = 10\\\Rightarrow x = \frac{10 \times 3}{2} = 15\\​​
    Therefore, Manoj would have taken 15 minutes at his normal speed. 
    Alternate Solution:
    As we know, time is inversely proportional to speed.
    Let the usual speed of the person be 5x
    Speed of the person after decreasing = 3x
    Ratio of usual speed to after decreasing = 5x : 3x
    Ratio of usual time to after decreasing = 3x : 5x
    5x – 3x = 10
    => x = 5
    3x = 5 × 3 =15 min

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