-
A man covers a distance of 18 km in 5 h party by walking and partly by running. if he walks at 2 km/h and runs at 6km/h, then find the distance he covers by running ?
-
- 12 km
- 15 km
- 10 km
- 9 km
Correct Option: A
Let the distance covered by walking be x km.
Speed while walking = 2 km/h
Time spent on walking = x/2 h
Now, distance covered by runnig = (18 - x) km
Speed while running = 6 km/h
Time spent on running = (18 - x)/6 h
∴x/2 + (18 -x)/6 = 5
⇒ (3x + 18x - x)/6 = 5
⇒ 2x + 18 = 30
⇒ 2x = 12
⇒ x = 6
∴ The distance covered by running = 18 - 6 = 12 km
