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Jack and Jill both left their respective homes at 1 pm. Jack

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Jack and Jill both left their homes at 1 pm. Jack walked till a school that was between 2.5 kilometers and 3 kilometers from his home, inclusive, and returned home between 1:55 pm and 2:05 pm. If Jill walked 5 kilometers more than Jack and returned to her home at 3 pm, which of the following statements must be true?

I. The walking speed of Jill was greater than that of Jack
II. Jack's walking speed was close to 3 kilometers per hour
III. Had Jack covered 0.5 more kilometers every 30 minutes, his walking speed would have been greater than Jill's

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I, II and III
E. None of the above

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by deloitte247 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:43 pm
At 1.00 pm, Jack walked to school that was between 2.5 km to 3 km from his home, and then returned home (total of 5-6 km) between 55 minutes and 1 hour 5 minutes (65 minutes)

At 1.00 pm. Jill walked 5 km more than Jack and returned home at 3 pm. i.e. 10 to 11 km in 2 hours (120 minutes).

(i) The walking speed of Jill was greater than that of Jack if jack walked for 5 km in 1 hour and JIll walked for 10 km in 2 hours. Then walking speed are equal if Jack walked for 6 km in 1 hour and Jill walked for 11km in 2 hours, then the walking speed of Jack is greater. Therefore, this statement is wrong.

(ii) Jack's walking speed was close to 3 km per hour. Jack cover a distance of 5-6 km in 55 minutes - 65 minutes.
$$His\ walking\ speed\ =\ \left(5\ to\ 6\ \right)\frac{km}{1.08\ hr}\ =\ 5.5\ \frac{km}{hr}$$
Thus, this is greater than 3km/hr. This statement is also wrong.

(iii) Had Jack covered 0.5 more kilometres every 30 minutes, his walking speed would have been greater than Jill's. If Jack covered 0.5 km more every 30 minutes, he will cover 1 more km every 1 hour, and he will walk 6-7 km in between 55-65 minutes.

Jill walked about 10-11 km in 2 hours or walked about 5.5 km in 1 hour.

Therefore, without adding 1 more km every hour, Jack's walking speed is greater than that of Jill. Hence after adding 1 more km every hour, Jack's walking speed will definitely be greater than that of Jill. This statement is CORRECT..

Final answer is OPTION C
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