16 meters per minute and rest for 2 minutes. If take has to reach the top in exactly two hours. What is the maximum number of rests that he can take?
a) 41 b) 42 c) 40 d) 43

• in this question a person works only 1 min. but it rests 2 min. so now total work
  with rest 3 min. so than in 1 hour it will be rest 20 times and in next 1 hour 20+20=40 times it will take
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(37) No(4)
• it will take a total of 40 times rest in his journey of 2 hours...
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• from the given data,
  2 equations can be framed as:
  2*x+1*y=120
  where x denotes no of tym rest is taken and y denotes no of walking tym.
  y =x/2
  because resting tym is twice the walking tym....
  so substituting value of x we get,
  2*x+x/2=120
  which on solving gives x=40.
  
  
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• in 3 min he gets one rest
  
  120 min/ 3 min = 40 rests
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• 40 is the correct answer.
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