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If a car had traveled 20 kmh faster than it actually did, the trip would have lasted 30 minutes less. If the car went exactly 60 km, at what speed did it travel?

A. 35 kmh
B. 40 kmh
C. 50 kmh
D. 60 kmh
E. 65 kmh



Let the actual speed be "S" kmh

The increased speed will be "S + 20"

The difference in timing has been given as 30 minutes or 1/2 hour

Actual distance travelled = 60 km

Thus, we can write :

\(\frac{60}{S} - \frac{60}{(S+20)} = 0.5\)

Though we can solve the equation, a quicker way would be to look at the options, which either gives us an integer when \(\frac{60}{S}\) or when \(\frac{60}{(S+20)}\).

35, 50 and 65 would not help get integer values of time.

A good option would be 40, because \(\frac{60}{40} = 1.5\) and \(\frac{60}{(40+20)} = 1\) and the difference is 1.

Thus, the correct answer would be Option B.
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Bunuel wrote:
If a car had traveled 20 kmh faster than it actually did, the trip would have lasted 30 minutes less. If the car went exactly 60 km, at what speed did it travel?

A. 35 kmh
B. 40 kmh
C. 50 kmh
D. 60 kmh
E. 65 kmh


We can let rate = r and create the equation:

60/(r + 20) + 1/2 = 60/r

Multiplying by 2r(r+20) we have:

120r + r^2 + 20r = 120r + 2400

r^2 + 20r - 2400 = 0

(r + 60)(r - 40) = 0

r = -60 or r = 40

Since r can’t be negative, r = 40 kmh.

Answer: B
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If a car had traveled 20 kilometers per hour faster than it actually did, the trip would have lasted 30 minutes less. If the car went exactly 60 kilometers, at what speed did it travel ?

A. 35 kilometers per hour
B. 40 kilometers per hour
C. 50 kilometers per hour
D. 60 kilometers per hour
E. 65 kilometers per hour


Let the car's actual speed be \(x\) kilometers per hour. Then:

At a speed of \(x\) kilometers per hour, the car would cover 60 kilometers in \(time=\frac{distance}{rate}=\frac{60}{x}\) hours.

At a speed of \(x+20\) kilometers per hour, the car would cover 60 kilometers in \(time'=\frac{distance}{rate'}=\frac{60}{x+20}\) hours.

We're given that at the faster speed, the car takes 0.5 hours (or 30 minutes) less to cover the 60 kilometers. Therefore, \(\frac{60}{x} = \frac{60}{x + 20} + 0.5\).

At this stage, plugging in the answer options to back-solve is easier.

By doing so, we find that option B fits: \(\frac{60}{40} = 1.5\) and \(\frac{60}{40 + 20} + 0.5 = 1.5\).


Answer: B
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Re: If a car had traveled 20 kmh faster than it actually did, the trip [#permalink]
Let the initial speed be 100 km/h
A 20 km/h increase is 1/5th increase of the initial speed and since distance is constant therefore we can use :-

If 1 variable increases by n/d the other variable decreases by n/d+n
So if S increases by 1/5, Time decreases by 1/6
1/6th of time is given as 30 minutes or 1/2 hr

Let 'x' be initial time taken at initial speed to cover 60 km
so,
1/6th of x = 1/2
x = 3 hrs

now putting time and distance in speed equation we can find the actual initial speed :-

S*T = D
S*3 = 60
S = 20 km/h ---- Actual initial speed

But since the speed was increased by 20 km/h so the final speed becomes = 20+20 = 40 km/h
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