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Question
Distances travelled by Hamid and Akhtar in an hour are 9 km and 12 km. Find the ratio of speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar.
Solution
The distance travelled in an hour by a certain object is called the speed of that object.
Distance travelled by Hamid in one hour = 9 km
Distance travelled by Akhtar in one hour = 12 km
Hamid’s speed = 9 km/hr
Akhtar’s speed = 12 km/hr
Ratio speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar = `9/12 = 3/4`
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