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A bus moves at a speed of 84 km/hr after repairing and moves at a speed of 56 km/hr before repairing. It covers 2x distance in 8 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will ittake to cover x distance before repairing?

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A bus moves at a speed of 84 km/hr after repairing and moves at a speed of 56 km/hr before repairing. It covers 2x distance in 8 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will ittake to cover x distance before repairing?


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Let Speed of Bus after repairing is SA = 84 km/hr and speed before repairing is SB = 56km/hr.

SA = Distance/Time

⇒ 84 = 2X/8

⇒ X = 84 × 4 = 336 km

SB = Distance/Time = X/Time

⇒ 56 = 336/Time

∴ Time = 336/56 = 6 hours

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