Home
Class 10
MATHS
Mr. Mohit has decided to walk on a tread...

Mr. Mohit has decided to walk on a treadmill for a fixed distance. First day, he walks at a certain speed. Next day, he increases the speed of the treadmill by 1 km/h, he takes 6 min less and if he reduces the speed by 1 km/h, then he takes 9 min more. What is the distance that he decided to walk everyday?

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

The correct Answer is:
To solve the problem step by step, we can follow this structured approach: ### Step 1: Define Variables Let: - \( x \) = speed on the first day (in km/h) - \( y \) = time taken on the first day (in hours) ### Step 2: Write the Distance Equation The distance \( d \) that Mr. Mohit walks can be expressed as: \[ d = x \cdot y \] ### Step 3: Analyze the First Condition (Increased Speed) When Mr. Mohit increases his speed by 1 km/h, the new speed becomes \( x + 1 \) km/h. He takes 6 minutes less time, which we convert to hours: \[ 6 \text{ minutes} = \frac{6}{60} \text{ hours} = 0.1 \text{ hours} \] Thus, the time taken at the increased speed is: \[ y - 0.1 \] The distance equation becomes: \[ d = (x + 1)(y - 0.1) \] ### Step 4: Set Up the First Equation Since the distance remains the same, we can equate the two expressions for distance: \[ x \cdot y = (x + 1)(y - 0.1) \] ### Step 5: Expand the Equation Expanding the right side: \[ x \cdot y = (x + 1)(y - 0.1) \] \[ x \cdot y = xy - 0.1x + y - 0.1 \] ### Step 6: Rearrange the First Equation Rearranging gives: \[ 0.1x = y - 0.1 \] Thus, we can express this as: \[ -0.1x + y = 0.1 \] (Equation 1) ### Step 7: Analyze the Second Condition (Decreased Speed) When Mr. Mohit decreases his speed by 1 km/h, the new speed becomes \( x - 1 \) km/h. He takes 9 minutes more time, which we convert to hours: \[ 9 \text{ minutes} = \frac{9}{60} \text{ hours} = 0.15 \text{ hours} \] Thus, the time taken at the decreased speed is: \[ y + 0.15 \] The distance equation becomes: \[ d = (x - 1)(y + 0.15) \] ### Step 8: Set Up the Second Equation Again, equating the two expressions for distance gives: \[ x \cdot y = (x - 1)(y + 0.15) \] ### Step 9: Expand the Second Equation Expanding the right side: \[ x \cdot y = (x - 1)(y + 0.15) \] \[ x \cdot y = xy + 0.15x - y - 0.15 \] ### Step 10: Rearrange the Second Equation Rearranging gives: \[ -0.15x - y = -0.15 \] Thus, we can express this as: \[ 0.15x - y = 0.15 \] (Equation 2) ### Step 11: Solve the System of Equations Now we have two equations: 1. \( -0.1x + y = 0.1 \) 2. \( 0.15x - y = 0.15 \) Adding both equations: \[ (-0.1x + y) + (0.15x - y) = 0.1 + 0.15 \] This simplifies to: \[ 0.05x = 0.25 \] Thus, solving for \( x \): \[ x = \frac{0.25}{0.05} = 5 \text{ km/h} \] ### Step 12: Substitute \( x \) Back to Find \( y \) Substituting \( x \) back into Equation 1: \[ -0.1(5) + y = 0.1 \] This simplifies to: \[ -0.5 + y = 0.1 \implies y = 0.1 + 0.5 = 0.6 \text{ hours} \] ### Step 13: Calculate the Distance Now, we can find the distance: \[ d = x \cdot y = 5 \cdot 0.6 = 3 \text{ km} \] ### Final Answer The distance that Mr. Mohit decided to walk every day is **3 kilometers**. ---
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

    NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH|Exercise Revision Exercise Very Short Answer Questions|9 Videos
  • LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

    NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH|Exercise Revision Exercise Short Answer Questions|10 Videos
  • LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

    NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH|Exercise Exercise 3d|35 Videos
  • INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY

    NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH|Exercise Revision Exercise Long Answer Questions|5 Videos
  • POLYNOMIALS

    NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH|Exercise Revision Exercise Long Answer Questions|4 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A man walks a certain distance with certain speed. If he walks 1//2 km an hour faster, he takes 1 hour less. But, if he walks 1 km an hour slower, he takes 3 more hours. Find the distance covered by the man and his original rate of walking.

Karan runs at the speed of 7.5 km per hour. If he runs for 1.4 hours, how much distance will he cover ?

While covering a distance of 30 km. Ajeet takes 2 hours more than Amit. If Ajeet doubles his speed, he would take 1 hour less than Amit. Find their speeds of walking.

One day a boy walked from his house to his school at the speed of 4 km/hr and he reached ten minutes late to the school. Next day, he ran at the speed of 8 km/hr and was 5 minutes early to the school. Find the distance between his house and school.

A person decided to walk on an escalator which is moving at constant rate (speed). When he moves at the rate 1 step/sec. then he reaches top in 20 steps. Next day he goes 2 steps/sec. and reaches top in 32 steps. If speed of escalator is n steps/sec. Find the value of n

A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 54 km and then travels a distance of 63 km at an average speed of 6 km/h more than the first speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its first speed?

A man at a speed of 6 km/hr for 1 km and 8 km/hr for the next 1 km. What is t his average speed for the walk of 2 km?

During his morning walk, Rajiv crosses a bridge in 7.5 minutes. If he walks at an average speed of 2 km/h, find the length of the bridge. Sanjay crosses the same bridge in 5 minutes. How much time would Sanjay take in covering a distance of 1 km? Find the their speeds?

Naresh walked 2 km 35 m in the morning and 1 km 7 m in the evening. How much distance did he walk in all?

A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by car. If he covers 250 km by train and the rest by car, it takes him 4 hours. But, if he travels 130 km by train and the rest by car, he takes 18 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and that of the car.

NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH-LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES -Exercise 3e
  1. A boat travels for 7 hours. If it travels 4 hours downstream and 3 hou...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A sailor goes 8 km downstream in 40 minutes and returns in 1 hours....

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Anshula walks 35 km partly at the rate 4 km/hour and Partly at 5 km/ho...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A bucket when filled (5)/(7) with water weights 12 kg and filled (3)/(...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Acids with 25% and 40% concentrations are mixed to get 60 litres of 30...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and ...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. rates?43. A milkman buys 15 litres milk partly at the rate of 12 per l...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Ved travels 600 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. H...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Students of a class are preparing for a drill and are made to stand...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The ratio of incomes of A and B is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expend...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Mr. Mohit has decided to walk on a treadmill for a fixed distance. Fir...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. It takes 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes . If the pip...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A number consists of three digits whose sum is 17. The middle one exce...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. In an examination, the number of those that passed and the number of t...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Ratio between the girls one long 11 class of 40 students is 2:3 five, ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A certain amount is charged for 1 km for a scooter fare and lesser amo...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. If 3 taps are open together, a cistern is filled in 3 hrs. One of the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. When the numerator of a fraction increases by 4, the fraction incre...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Solve for a and b : 2^(a) + 3^(b) = 17 and 2^(a+2) - 3^(b+1) = 5

    Text Solution

    |