A person can walk a certain distance in 15 days when they rest 6 hours a day. How long will they take to walk three times the distance, 1.5 times as fast, and resting twice as long each day?

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  1. 41 days
  2. 42 days
  3. 45 days
  4. 22(1/2) days
  5. 21 days

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Option 3 : 45 days
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Original Distance: Let the distance be D.

Original Time: 15 days.

Resting Time: 6 hours per day.

Walking Time per Day: 24 - 6 = 18 hours.

Total walking time in 15 days = 15 × 18 = 270 hours.

Speed = D/270 distance per hour.

New Distance: 3D.

New Speed: 1.5 × D/270 = 1.5D/270 = D/180

New Resting Time: 2 × 6 = 12 hours per day.

New Walking Time per Day: 24 - 12 = 12 hours.

Time required to walk 3D at speed D/180:

Time = 3D / (D/180) = 540 hours.

Number of days required:

Days = 540 / 12 = 45 days.

The person will take 45 days to walk three times the distance, 1.5 times as fast, and resting twice as long each day.

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