An emergency vehicle travels 10 miles at a speed of 50 miles per hour. how fast must the vehicle travel on the return trip if the round trip travel time is 20 minutes?

A 55 mph

B 60 mph

C 65 mph

D 70 mph

E 75 mph

Solution

Correct Answer: Option E

50 miles travel in 60 minutes

So, 10  "   "      (60×10)/50   = 12 min.

Now, 20-12=8 min.

So, In 8 minutes it has to go 10 miles

So, "   1     "       "        "      10/8   "

So, "  60   "      "       "      = (10×60)/8 " = 75 mph

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