For a car there are 5 tyres including one spare tyre(4+1). All tyres are…
2025
For a car there are 5 tyres including one spare tyre(4+1). All tyres are equally used. If the total distance travelled by the car is 40000km then what is the average distance travelled by each tyre?
- A.
10000
- B.
40000
- C.
32000
- D.
8000
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Correct answer: C
Key idea: at any moment four tyres are in use, so compute total tyre-distance (tyre-km) and then divide that among all five tyres.
Step 1: Compute total tyre-distance = number of tyres in use simultaneously × total distance = 4 × 40000 = 160000 tyre-km.
Step 2: Divide total tyre-distance by total number of tyres = 160000 ÷ 5 = 32000 km per tyre.
Answer: 32000 km per tyre.