Choice EGiven:
1. Train A and Train B started simultaneously from Liverpool to London
2. Distance between the 2 cities = 300 km
3. Train A reached London, while Train B had 80 km to cover => Speed of Train A > Speed of Train B
Question : Average speed of Train A through out the journey ?
For average speed, we need to keep the following things in mind:
1. Need to know the overall time taken to reach London
2. Since we are not told explicitly that the speed is maintained through out the journey, we cannot assume that speed in some part of the journey equals other (or) use that as an average speed
Statement 1:During 1st hour
Distance covered by Train A = x + 40 km
Distance covered by Train B = x km
But, we don't know the value of x. Depending on the value of x overall average speed will change.
InsufficientStatement 2:Average speed of Train B for the first 110 km = 110 km/hr
But, we don't know how this speed relates to Train A. We need to find Train A's average speed.
InsufficientStatement 1 and Statement 2:Average speed of Train B for the 110 km = 110 km/hr
Distance covered by Train B in 1st hour = x = 110 km
Distance covered by Train A in 1st hour = x + 140 = 150 km
So, during first hour Train A averaged 150 km / hr. But what about the rest 150 km journey? We don't know that. We were also not told whether the same speed is maintained in the second half as well. Hence
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