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A cyclist covers a distance of 28 km in 2 hours. Find the time taken by him to cover a distance of 56 km with the same speed.

Given: Distance covered in 2 hours = 28km

To find: Time taken to cover 56km in same speed.


Formula:


Substituting x1 = 28, y1 = 2 x2 = 56 in the formula,



Gives y2 = 4 hours


∴It takes 4 hours for the cyclist to cover 56km.


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