NCERT - Mathematics

Book: NCERT - Mathematics

Chapter: 13. Direct and Inverse Proportions

Subject: Maths - Class 8th

Q. No. 10 of Exercises 13.1

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A loaded truck travels 14 km in 25 minutes. If the speed remains the same, how far can it travel in 5 hours?

Let the distance covered by truck in 5 hours be x km


The given information in the form of table is as follows:


Distance in km



14



x



Time in minutes



25



5 ×60 = 300



The above information is in direct proportion.


Therefore,


14/25 = x/300


x = 168 km


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