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A truck covers a distance of 150 km at a certain average speed and then covers another 200 km at an average speed and then covers another 200 Km at an average speed which is 20 km per hour more than the first speed. If the truck covers the total distance in 5 hours, find the first speed of the truck.

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Hence, the first speed of the truck is 60 km/h.
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