a man travels by walking 4 kmph to a certain distance
followed by 3 kmph upstream a hill and returns at 6 kmph
hill downstream and walks the same 4 kmph in flat and
returns home. if the total time taken is 6 hrs wht is the
total distance ? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22.5 (d) none of these

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a man travels by walking 4 kmph to a certain distance followed by 3 kmph upstream a hill and retur..

Answer / aashish

ans is 24..
bcos he travels x and y distance to times......

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 1 No

a man travels by walking 4 kmph to a certain distance followed by 3 kmph upstream a hill and retur..

Answer / nad

x/3 + y/3 +x/4 + y/6 = 6
x/2 + y/2 = 6
x+y = 12

the total distance is 12.....x being the flat part and y
being the slope..

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