Subject

    Bank Exam

    Topic

    National Bank Ltd. (Probationary Officer)-2014

    If a man travels p hours at an average rate of q miles per hour, and then r hours at an average rate of s miles per hour, what is his overall average rate of speed?

    ক)
    (pq+rs)/(p+r)
    খ)
    (q+s)/2
    গ)
    (q+s)/(p+r)
    ঘ)
    (p/q)+(r/s)

    Explanation

    Total miles traveled in p hours = p x q miles and Total miles traveled in r hours = r x s miles so, average rate of speed = total miles traveled / number of hours =[{(p x q)+(r x s)} / (p+r)]= (pq+rs)/(p+r)miles per hour

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