A train takes 2 hours to travel from Ajmer to Jaipur, which are 130km apart. How much time will it take to travel from Delhi to Bhopal which are 780km apart if the train is travelling at the uniform speed?


Speed = …(i)


Distance covered Ajmer to Jaipur = 130 km


Time taken = 2 hours


Using (i)


Speed = = 65 km/hour …(ii)


Speed is uniform


Let the time taken to cover distance between Delhi and Bhopal be ‘a’


Distance between Delhi and Bhopal = 780 km


Using (i) and (ii)


65 =


a =


Divide numerator and denominator by 5 we get


a = = 12 hours


Time to travel from Delhi to Bhopal is 12 hours


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