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Q. 4.11 A passenger arriving in a new town wishes to go from the station to a hotel located 10 \; km away on a straight road from the station. A dishonest cabman takes him along a circuitous path 23 \; km. long and reaches the hotel in 28 \; min. What is

(a) the average speed of the taxi,

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(a)   Avg. speed of taxi is given by:-  

      =\ \frac{Total\ path\ travelled }{Total\ time\ taken}

      =\ \frac{23\ Km}{\frac{28}{60}\ h}

      =\ 49.29\ Km/h

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