How many minutes does Siddharth take to cover a distance of 500 m, If he runs at a speed of 15 km/hr? Option 1: 1 min. Option 2: 1.5 min. Option 3: 2 min. Option 4: 3 min.

Answer: 2 min. Solution: Speed = 15\ km/hr = 15000/60\ m/min = 250\ m/min. Time = 500/250 = 2 minutes.

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How many minutes does Siddharth take to cover a distance of 500 m, If he runs at a speed of 15 km/hr?

1 min.

1.5 min.

2 min.

3 min.

✅ Correct Option: 3

Speed $= 15\ km/hr = \frac{15000}{60}\ m/min = 250\ m/min$ .

Time $= \frac{500}{250} = 2$ minutes.

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