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By walking at a speed of 24 m/s instead of 60 m/s, a person takes 45 more minutes to travel a certain distance x. What is the value of x in km?
A) 108 B) 120 C) 30 D) 90

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x/24-x/60=45/60 converting to hrs
x=30×18/5=108
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Let the time taken be t
Then according to the problem
24xt = 60x(t+45)
solving we get t= 30
Hence distance = 24x30=720
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