A car starts at a speed of 30 km h and increases its speed by 5 km h after every hour Another car ha...........

Quantitative Aptitude (MTS) Time & distance

A car starts at a speed of 30 km/h and increases its speed by 5 km/h after every hour. Another car has a constant speed of 40

km/h. In how much time will both the cars cover an equal distance?

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SSC MTS 20th July 2022 Shift-3

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- The first car starts at 30 km/h and increases its speed by 5 km/h every hour. Its speed sequence will be 30, 35, 40, 45, and so on.

- The second car travels at a constant speed of 40 km/h.

- We need to determine when both cars cover the same distance.

Calculating distance for each car:

- First Car:

- 1st hour: 30 km

- 2nd hour: 35 km (total: 65 km)

- 3rd hour: 40 km (total: 105 km)

- 4th hour: 45 km (total: 150 km)

- 5th hour: 50 km (total: 200 km)

- Second Car:

- Travels 40 km every hour.

- At the end of 5 hours: 200 km

- After 5 hours, both cars have covered 200 km.

- Correct Answer is Option:3 - 5 hours.

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