A man covers the journey from station A to station B at a uniform speed of 36 kmph and returns to A with a uniform speed of 45 kmph, his average speed for the whole journey is:

  • 140 kmph
  • 240.5 kmph
  • 341 kmph
  • 442 kmph
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
Average speed for this case is given by,
[2XY/(X+Y)], where X and Y are two different speeds.
Average speed,
= [(2 * 36 * 45)/(36 +45)]
= (36*90)/81. = 40 kmph.

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