Amit starts from a point a and walks to another points B, and then returns from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 minutes. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways?
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- A7 hours 45 minutes
- B8 hours 15 minutes
- C8 hours 30 minutes
- D8 hours 45 minutesCorrect
Explanation
Let the time taken to walk one way be W and the time taken to drive one way be C.
According to the first condition, walking one way and driving back takes 6 hours and 45 minutes.
Equation 1: W plus C equals 6 hours 45 minutes.
According to the second condition, driving both ways takes 2 hours less than the first scenario.
Equation 2: C plus C equals 4 hours 45 minutes.
From Equation 2, we find that driving one way (C) takes 2 hours and 22.5 minutes.
Now, substitute the value of C back into Equation 1 to find the time taken to walk one way (W):
W equals 6 hours 45 minutes minus 2 hours 22.5 minutes.
W equals 4 hours 22.5 minutes.
The question asks for the time taken to walk both ways (W plus W):
4 hours 22.5 minutes multiplied by 2 equals 8 hours 45 minutes.
Therefore, the correct option is D.
