Ram goes to market with a speed of 3km/h and comes back home with a speed of 2km/h. If he takes 5 hours in all, find the distance between home and market.
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A) 8 km B) 4 km C) 6 km D) 5 km E) 7 km
Let the required distance be x km. Then time to go to the market =x/3 hrs. Time taken to go come back=x/2 hrs. Total time taken = (x/3+x/2) hrs. = 5x/6 Here 5x/6 =5, ie) x=6 Hence the distance between home and market = 6 km Answer :6 km
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Ram goes to market with a speed of 3km/h and comes back home with a speed of 2km/h. If he takes 5 hours in all, find the distance between home and market.