SSC SSC CHSL TIER-I Solved Paper Held on 09.01.2017

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    To travel 612 km, an Express train takes 9 hours more than Rajdhani. If the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani. The speed (in km/hr) of Rajdhani is

    A)  40.8

    B)  51

    C)  30.6

    D)  61.2

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Let the speed of Rajdhani be\[x\]kmph, and the speed of express train be\[y\]kmph. According to the question, \[\frac{612}{y}-\frac{612}{x}=9\]                                  ? (i) and, \[\frac{612}{x}-\frac{612}{2y}=3\]             ? (ii) By equation (i) \[\times \frac{1}{2}+\](ii), \[\frac{612}{2y}-\frac{612}{2x}+\frac{612}{x}-\frac{612}{2y}\] \[=\frac{9}{2}+3\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{612}{x}-\frac{612}{2x}=\frac{15}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{612}{2x}=\frac{15}{2}\Rightarrow \frac{306}{x}=\frac{15}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow x=\frac{306\times 2}{15}=40.8\,kmph\]


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