Question
A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:
Answer: Option C
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Let the distance travelled on foot be x km.
Then, distance travelled on bicycle = (61 -x) km.
So, \(\frac{x}{4}+\frac{(61-x)}{9}=9\)
9x + 4(61 -x) = 9 x 36
5x = 80
x = 16 km.
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