Parvez belongs to Town A and Gautam belongs to Town B. They start their journey towards each other’s towns following the same route at the same time. They meet somewhere on the way and continue with their journey. After meeting Gautam, Parvez takes another 16 hours to reach his destination while Gautam takes another 4 hours to reach Parvez’s town. If Parvez travelled at the speed of 40km/h, find Gautam’s speed in km/h.?

82.5
85
77.5
80

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 4 : 80

Parvez’s speed = 40 km/h, Parvez’s time = 16 h

Gautam’s time = 4 h, Gautam’s speed = x

Formula, s₁/s_{2 =}√(t₂/t₁)

⇒ 40/x = √(4/16)

⇒ 40/x = 1/2

⇒ x = 80 km/h

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