Question
A steam train covers a certain distance at the same
speed. If the steam train had been faster by 8 kilometers per hour, it would have taken 16 hours less than the scheduled time. If the steam train had been 4 kilometers per hour slower, it would have taken 16 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the steam trainSolution
ATQ- Distance - S(S+8) ×16/8                 … (1) S(S-4) ×16/4                  … (2) Solving After (1) and (2) 4S-2S=16+16 S=16km/h D=16(16+8)16/8 =48×16=768km.
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