Two guns were fired from the same place at an interval of 8 minutes.…

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Two guns were fired from the same place at an interval of 8 minutes. A person approaching the place observes that 5 minutes 52 seconds have elapsed between the hearing of the sound of the two guns. If the velocity of th…

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Option B. 27 km/hr. Answer & Solution Answer: Option B Solution: Let the speed of the man be x m/sec Then, distance travelled by the man in 5 min 52 sec = Distance travelled by sound in 8 sec & x × 352 = 330 × 8 & x = ( 330 × 8352 ) m/sec & x = ( 330 × 8352 × 185 ) km/hr & x = 27 km/hr