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A passenger train takes 3 hours less for a journey of 360 km if it's speed is increased by 10 km/hr from its usual speed. Find the usual speed?
Asked by ujjwal.udgamer | 07 Feb, 2020, 01:18: PM
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Let the usual speed of a train = x km/hr
 
According to the condition, we get
 
T2 - T1 = 3        .... (Time = Distance/Speed)
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Answered by Yasmeen Khan | 07 Feb, 2020, 02:33: PM

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