A train covers a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 8 km/h less, then it would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same distance. Find the original speed of the train.
Let the speed of train be ‘x’ km/h.
Time taken to cover 480 km
[∴ time =
]
Given,
Time taken with speed (x – 8) = Time taken originally + 3 hours
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or x = – 32 [Negative speed not possible]
∴ Speed = 40 km/h.
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