alleryStart learning →A car travels 240 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed in km/h?
- 60
- 70
- 75
- 80
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Correct answer: D. 80
1. Speed = Distance / Time.
2. = 240 / 3.
3. = 80 km/h.
_Source: jkchrome TSD QB, p.1 — basic speed_
NIACL Administrative Officer Pipes and Cisterns — practice questions
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Worked practice questions
Convert 72 km/h to m/s.
- 15 m/s
- 20 m/s
- 25 m/s
- 30 m/s
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Correct answer: B. 20 m/s
1. m/s = km/h × 5/18.
2. 72 × 5/18.
3. = 20 m/s.
_Source: jkchrome TSD QB, p.1 — unit conversion_
A train 120 m long passes a pole in 6 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
- 60
- 72
- 80
- 90
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Correct answer: B. 72
1. Speed (m/s) = 120 / 6 = 20 m/s.
2. To km/h: 20 × 18/5.
3. = 72 km/h.
_Source: jkchrome TSD QB, p.2 — train passing pole_
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