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Walking at of his usual speed, Raghu is minutes late to his office. What is his usual time in hours to cover the same distance?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Since the distance to the office is constant, speed is inversely proportional to time ().Let the usual speed be and usual time be .New speed = The ratio of usual speed to new speed is:

Since time is inversely proportional to speed, the ratio of usual time to new time will be:

Let the usual time be and the new time be .The difference in time is given as minutes:

Therefore, the usual time is:

Converting minutes into hours:

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Walking at of his usual speed, Raghu is minutes late to his office. What is his usual time in hours to cover the same distance?
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D

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