CBSE Class 10 Maths (Standard) 2024 · Paper 30(B)/S · Question 27
Places A and B are 160 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 4 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour 36 minutes. What are the speeds of the two cars?
Answer
The speeds of the two cars are km/h and km/h; the faster car, which starts behind, travels at km/h.
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