A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey.

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asked Feb 17, 2018 in Mathematics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 378 1009

A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

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answered Feb 17, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Let the speed of the train be x km/hr
Distance covered by the train = 360 km

⇒ Time taken by the train with initial speed

Now, if the speed is 5 km/hr more, the train takes 1 hour less for the same journey.

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