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A boy is late by 9 minutes, If he walks to school at a speed of 4 km / hour. If he walks at the rate of 5 km/ hour, he arrives 9 minutes early. The distance to his school is

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A boy is late by 9 minutes, If he walks to school at a speed of 4 km / hour. If he walks at the rate of 5 km/ hour, he arrives 9 minutes early. The distance to his school is
1). 9 km
2). 5 km
3). 4 km
4). 6 km

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Answered by on | Votes 37 |
Its very simple question 6 km is the correct answer.

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Answered by on | Votes 38 |
Let the required distance be x km. now, $ According\ to\ the\ question, \frac{x}{4}-\frac{x}{5}=\frac{18}{60}$ x= 6 km
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