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The distance between two stations is 240
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The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hrs. to cover this distance. Calculate the speed of the train.
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Distance covered by trainĀ Ā
S
=
2
4
0
Ā
k
m
Time taken by train to cover this distanceĀ Ā
t
=
4
Ā
h
r
s
Thus speed of trainĀ Ā
v
=
t
S
ā
ā“
Ā
v
=
4
2
4
0
ā
=
6
0
Ā
k
m
/
h
r
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