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Q: Without any stoppage, a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 42 km/h, and with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average speed of 28 km/h. How many minutes per hour does he stop?

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    15 minutes
  • 2
    20 minutes
  • 3
    18 minutes
  • 4
    22 minutes
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Answer : 2. "20 minutes"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 20 minutes Explanation: Let the total distance to be covered is 84 kms.Time taken to cover the distance without stoppage = 84/42 hrs = 2 hrsTime taken to cover the distance with stoppage = 84/28 = 3 hrs.Thus, he takes 60 minutes to cover the same distance with stoppage.Therefore, in 1 hour he stops for 20 minutes.

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