A tourist bus covers a distance of 500 kilometres. It covers the first 40% of the distance at a speed of 80 km/hr and the remaining part at a speed of 75 km/hr. If during the journey it takes a 30-minute break for lunch, find the average speed for the entire journey. (Round the answer to two decimal places.)

Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Arithmetic | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) 76.92 km/hr
  2. (B) 75 km/hr
  3. (C) 71.43 km/hr
  4. (D) 72.54 km/hr

Verified Answer

Option (C): 71.43 km/hr


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