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The average speed of a bike is 50 kmph and that of a car is 70 kmph. Arjun travelled from A to B and back to A. While travelling from A to B, he travelled for half of the distance by bike and the remaining by car. While returning to A, he travelled for half of the time by bike and the remaining time by car. Find the ratio of the onward travel time to return travel time.35 : 3636 : 3518 : 77 : 18

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The average speed of a bike is 50 kmph and that of a car is 70 kmph. Arjun travelled from A to B and back to A. While travelling from A to B, he travelled for half of the distance by bike and the remaining by car. While returning to A, he travelled for half of the time by bike and the remaining time by car. Find the ratio of the onward travel time to return travel time.35 : 3636 : 3518 : 77 : 18

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Solution

Let's break down the problem step by step:

  1. Let's assume the total distance from A to B is 2D (for simplicity of calculation). So, the distance from A to B or B to A is D.

  2. Onward journey (A to B): Half of the distance D/2 is covered by bike and the other half D/2 is covered by car.

    Time taken by bike = Distance/Speed = (D/2) / 50 = D/100 hours Time taken by car = Distance/Speed = (D/2) / 70 = D/140 hours Total time for onward journey = D/100 + D/140 = 12D/700 = 6D/350 hours

  3. Return journey (B to A): Half of the time is spent on bike and the other half on car.

    Let's assume the total time taken for return journey is T hours. So, T/2 hours is spent on bike and T/2 hours on car. Distance covered by bike = Speed * Time = 50 * (T/2) = 25T Distance covered by car = Speed * Time = 70 * (T/2) = 35T But the total distance from B to A is D. So, 25T + 35T = D => 60T = D => T = D/60 Total time for return journey = D/60 hours

  4. The ratio of the onward travel time to return travel time is (6D/350) : (D/60) = 36 : 35

So, the correct answer is 36 : 35.

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