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Shweta rides @10 kmph but stops for 10 minutes to take rest at every 15 km. How many hours will she take to cover 100km?

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Shweta rides at the rate of 10 km per hour but stops for 10 minutes to take rest at the end of every 15 km. How many hours will she take to cover 100 km?

posted Aug 11, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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11 hours.
She will cover the 100 km in 10 hours (without resting).
She rests 6 times (100/15 rounded down) = 1 hour

answer Aug 11, 2015 by Jcm



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