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With a uniform speed a car covers the distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance could have been covered in `7 1/2` hours. What is the distance covered  ?


Options:
A .  420 km
B .  480 km
C .  640 km
D .  cannot be determined
E .  None of these
Answer: Option B

Let the distance be `x` km. Then ,

`(x)/(7 1/2) - (x)/(8) = 4    hArr  (2x)/(15) - (x)/(8) = 4    hArr  x `= 480 km.



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