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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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