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If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. What is the actual distance travelled by him?
Options:
A .  80 km
B .  70 km
C .  60 km
D .  50 km
Answer: Option D

Answer : Option D

Explanation :

Assume that the person would have covered x km if travelled at 10 km/hr

$MF#%\Rightarrow \text{Speed = }\dfrac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \dfrac{x}{10}\text{.....(Equation1)}$MF#%

Give that the person would have covered (x + 20) km if travelled at 14 km/hr

$MF#%\Rightarrow \text{Speed = }\dfrac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \dfrac{(x+20)}{14}\text{.....(Equation2)}$MF#%

From Equations 1 and 2,

$MF#%\begin{align}
&\dfrac{x}{10} = \dfrac{(x+20)}{14}\\\\
&14x = 10x + 200\\\\
&4x = 200\\\\
&x = \dfrac{200}{4} = 50
\end{align} $MF#%



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