A car can finish a certain journey in 10...

A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at the speed of 48 km//hour.By how much should its speed be increased so that it may take only 8 hours to cover the same distance ?

A

6 km/hour

B

7.5 km/hour

C

12 km/hour

D

15 km/hr

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C

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