Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals…

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Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes…

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Option C. 5 km/hr. Answer & Solution Answer: Option C Solution: Let the speed of the man be x km/hr Then, Distance covered by the bus in 2 minutes = Distance covered by the man in 8 min & 20 × 260 = x × 860 & x = ( 2/3 × 608 ) & x = 5 km/hr

Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes ?

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