A train travels 60km in M minutes. If its average speed is 400km per hour, find the value of M

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2008 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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A train travels 60km in M minutes. If its average speed is 400km per hour, find the value of M
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The average speed of the train is given as 400km/hr. This means that in one hour, the train travels 400km. We can convert this to km/minute by dividing by 60 (the number of minutes in an hour). Therefore, the speed of the train in km/minute is: 400km/hr ÷ 60 = 6.67km/min (rounded to two decimal places) We are given that the train travels 60km in M minutes. We can use the formula: speed = distance/time to find the value of M. Rearranging the formula gives: time = distance/speed Substituting the given values, we get: M = 60km ÷ 6.67km/min M = 9 minutes (rounded to the nearest minute) Therefore, the value of M is 9.

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