A woman drives a car. During her journey, she travels 20 minutes at a speed of 60 km/hr, another 30 minutes at a speed of 40 km/hr and 1 hour at a speed of 50 km/hr. The average speed of the car is:

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  1. 540/11 kmph
  2. 630/11 kmph
  3. 100/11 kmph
  4. 90/11 kmph

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Option 1 : 540/11 kmph
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Given:

The first 20 speed of woman = 60 km/hr

The next 30 minutes speed of the woman = 40 km/hr

The next 1 hours the speed of woman = 50 km/hr

Formula used:

Calculation:

Let the average speed be X

According to the question

⇒ The distance covered by woman in 20 minutes = 

⇒ The distance covered by woman in 30 minutes = 

⇒ The distance covered by woman in 1 hours = 50 × 1 = 50 km

The total distance = 20 + 20 + 50 = 90 km

The total time = 20 min + 30 min + 60 min = 110 min = 

The average speed = 

∴ The required result will be .

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