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Sachin covers a certain distance by car driving at 80 km/h and he returns to the starting point riding on a scooter at 50 km/h. Find his average speed
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Sachin covers a certain distance by car driving at 80 km/h and he returns to the starting point riding on a scooter at 50 km/h. Find his average speed for the whole journey up to 2 decimal places.

A.

61.54 km/h

B.

62.42 km/h

C.

63.43 km/h

D.

60.26 km/h

Correct option is A

Given:
Time taken to cover the distance by car = 80km/ hours
Time taken to cover the distance by scooter = 50km/ hours
Formula Used:
Average Speed=2×Speed1×Speed2​​Speed1+Speed2\frac{2 \times Speed_1​×Speed_2​​}{Speed_1​+Speed_2}​​​
Solution:
Speed1Speed_1​=80km/h (speed while going)
Speed2Speed_2​=50 km/h (speed while returning)
Average Speed=2×80×5080+50\frac{2×80×50​}{80+50}​​
=2×80×50130 =8000130= \frac{2×80×50}{130}\\\ \\=\frac{8000}{130}​​
= 61.54km/h

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