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Published on: September 12, 2026
A train has a speed of 60 km/h . for the first one hour and 40 km/h for the next half hour. Its average speed in km/h is
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Distance travelled by train in first 1 hour is 60 km and distance in next 1/2 hour is 20 km.
So Average speed \(\frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}} = \frac{60 + 20}{3/2}\)
53.33 km/h
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