What is the average speed of a man who travels between two cities, covering 60% of the distance in 45 minutes and the remaining distance in 55 minutes, where the total distance between the cities is 80 km?

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  1. 48 kmph
  2. 49 kmph
  3. 47 kmph
  4. 50 kmph

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Option 1 : 48 kmph
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Given:

Total distance = 80 km

Distance covered in first part = 60% of 80 km = 0.6 × 80 = 48 km

Time taken for first part = 45 minutes = 45/60 hours = 0.75 hours

Distance covered in second part = 80 km - 48 km = 32 km

Time taken for second part = 55 minutes = 55/60 hours ≈ 0.9167 hours

Formula used:

Average speed = Total distance / Total time

Calculations:

Total distance = 80 km

Total time = 0.75 hours + 0.9167 hours ≈ 1.6667 hours

⇒ Average speed = 80 km / 1.6667 hours

⇒ Average speed ≈ 48 km/h

∴ The correct answer is option (1).

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