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A car travel 36 km less than a bus in T hours. Speed of bus is 12 km/hr more than speed of car. If speed of car is 52 km/hr. Find how much distance will be covered by car in (T - \(\frac{1}{2}\)) hours?

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A car travel 36 km less than a bus in T hours. Speed of bus is 12 km/hr more than speed of car. If speed of car is 52 km/hr. Find how much distance will be covered by car in (T - \(\frac{1}{2}\)) hours?
1). 130 km
2). 140 km
3). 145 km
4). 135 km


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Let the speed of car be 52 km/hr

Speed of bus = 52 + 12 = 64 km/hr

Distance = Speed × Time

64T - 52T = 36 ⇒ T = 3 hr

Distance will be covered by car in (T - $(\frac{1}{2})$) hours = 52 × 2.5 = 130 km

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