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Option 1 : Quantity A > Quantity B
Solving for Quantity A:
Speed in the first part = 158/(3 + 18/60) = 47.88 km/hr.
The average speed of two speeds ‘x’ km/hr and ‘y’ km/hr = 2xy/(x + y) km/hr
Required average speed = (2 × 45 × 47.88)/(45 + 47.88) = 46.4 km/hr.
⇒ Quantity A = 46.4 km/hr
Solving for Quantity B:
Distance travelled = 480 km
Time travelled = 10 + (45/60) + (30/60) = 11.15 hrs.
Average speed = 480/11.15 = 43.04 km/hr
⇒ Quantity B = 43.04 km/hr
∴ Quantity A > Quantity B
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