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A police car starts chasing a fugitive in a BMW 3 hours after the BMW escapes from the scene of crime at 10AM.The BMW drives for 10Km through the crowded roads of Shanghai and then drives into a highway,where the traffic allows vehicles to move twice as fast.After a while,the police car finally catches up with BMW after a chase that lasted 4 hours.By this time the moon was up in the sky for 4 hours.If the average speed of the police car is 83 kmph,then the average speed of the BMW is .....kmph
a)35.57
b)47.43
c)48.43
d)11.86
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- Distance covered by police is 4*83=332km.
The Fugitive covered the same distance in 4+3=7 hours.
so, the avg. speed of BMW is 332/7=47.43kmpph. - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(21) No(0)
- (83*4)/(4+3)=47.43
- 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- Distance covered by police is 4*83=332km.
The Fugitive covered the same distance in 4+3=7 hours.
so, the avg. speed of BMW is 332/7=47.43kmpph. - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
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