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A man travelling by bus finds that the bus crosses 35 electric poles in 1 minute and the distance between 2 poles is 50 metres. Find the sp…

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A man travelling by bus finds that the bus crosses 35 electric poles in 1 minute and the distance between 2 poles is 50 metres. Find the speed of the bus.
  • A112 km/hr.
  • B102 km/hr.
  • C110 km/hr.
  • D120 km/hr.
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CCommunity
⇒ Total distance between the first and 35th pole = 50 × 34 = 1700 metre = (1700/1000) km = 1.7 km

⇒ Time taken = 1 minute = (1/60) hours

⇒ Speed = distance/time = 1.7/(1/60) = 102 km/hr
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CCommunity
50*34*60/1000*1 km/h=102km/h