CAT 2019 Time, Speed and Distance Question (Medium)

Question

Brigadier Rastogi travels from A to B at 40 km h on bike. He travels from B to C at 10 km h on cycle. The distance from A to B is equal to B to C. Then he travels from C to A via B at 24 km h by auto-rickshaw. Find his average speed.

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Understanding Brigadier Rastogi travels A B at 40 km h, then B C equal distance to A B at 10 km h, then returns C A via B covering twice the one-way distance at 24 km h. The question asks for his overall average speed for the entire journey. Analyzing Let AB BC d. Time for A B d 40. Time for B C d 1

CAT 2019 Time, Speed and Distance — Previous Year Question

CAT 2019

Quantitative

Time, Speed and Distance

Medium

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