Question

    Amit covered 360 kilometers in total trip time. He

    covered the remaining 200 km on a bicycle at a speed that was 5 km/h slower than that of the bus after traveling 200 km at a speed of 25 km/h on the bus. Calculate his average speed over the entire trip.
    A 45.5 km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 35.5 km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 22.5 km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 12.5 km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E none of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ, Total time taken to cover the whole journey = (200/25) + (160/20) = 8 + 8 = 16 km Desired average speed = 360/16 = 45/2 = 22.5 km/h

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