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Shruti cycles to her school at an average speed of 18 km/h. It takes her 30 minutes to reach her school. If she wants to reach her school in 20 minutes, what should be her average speed?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
Expert Answer
If Shruti wants to reach her school early, she has to increase her speed. Thus it is a case of inverse variation.
Writing the numbers in the form of table, we have
Speed (in km/h) |
18 |
x |
Time (in min) |
30 |
20 |
Now in case of inverse variation, the product of quantities will remain same. Therefore
Hence, Shruti has to increase her speed to 27 km/h.
Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM
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