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Question
A vehicle covers a distance of 400km in 5 hours. Calculate its speed.
Solution
Distance covered by the vehicle = 400 km
Time taken = 5 hour
Average speed = `"distance covered"/"time taken" = (400 "km")/(5"hours")`
= 80 km/hr.
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