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A bus runs at 54 km/h excluding stoppages and 45 km/h including stoppages. How many minutes does it stop per hour?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: 10 minutes

Explanation:

Including stoppages reduces the effective hourly distance. The ratio of effective to running speed gives the fraction of time spent moving.


Step-by-step calculation
Running speed (no stops) = 54 km/h ⇒ covers 54 km in 1 h while movingEffective speed (with stops) = 45 km/h ⇒ covers 45 km in the whole hourFraction of hour spent moving = 45 / 54 = 5/6Stoppage fraction = 1 − 5/6 = 1/6 of an hourStoppage time per hour = (1/6) × 60 = 10 minutes


Final Answer
10 minutes

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