SOLUTION: a man leaves his house at 8:00 AM and travelling at An average speed of 2 kph, arrives at his office 3 min ahead of the expected time. Had he left his house at 8:30 kph, he will ar
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Question 1128392: a man leaves his house at 8:00 AM and travelling at An average speed of 2 kph, arrives at his office 3 min ahead of the expected time. Had he left his house at 8:30 kph, he will arrive 6 min late of the expected time. What time should he arrive at the office? Found 2 solutions by addingup, ankor@dixie-net.com:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "Had he left his house at 8:30 kph"
Is 8:30 the time or the speed? What is the speed if he leaves his house at 8:30?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A man leaves his house at 8:00 AM and travelling at An average speed of 2 kph, arrives at his office 3 min ahead of the expected time.
Had he left his house at 8:30 AM, he will arrive 6 min late of the expected time.
What time should he arrive at the office?
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Wait a minute, he leaves at 8 and is early. He leaves at 8:30 and is late!
This does not make sense unless he went much slower than 2 kph at 8:30.
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What is going on here?
