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Thoriso can ither walk to school at 5 km / h or rides her bicycle at 5 km/ h if she rides her bicycle it , it takes her 10 minutes to get to school​

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It takes 9.6 minutes for Thoriso to get to school if she walks to school.

Given:

Thoriso can walk at a speed of 5 km/h.

Thoriso can ride her bicycle at a speed of 5 km/h.

The time taken by Thoriso to get to school by Bicycle = 10 minutes

To Find:

The time taken by Thoriso to get to school by walking.

Solution:

→ Thoriso can ride her bicycle at a speed of 5 km/h.

The time taken by Thoriso to get to school by Bicycle = 10 min = 1/6 hour

Distance = Speed × Time

∴ The distance that Thoriso need to cover to reach school = 5 × 1/6

∴ The distance that Thoriso need to cover to reach school = 0.8 km

→ Thoriso can walk at a speed of 5 km/h.

∴ The time taken by Thoriso to get to school by Walking = 0.8/5 = 0.16 Hr

∴ The time taken by Thoriso to get to school by Walking = 0.16 Hr = 9.6 min

Therefore the time taken by Thoriso to get to school by Walking comes out to be equal to 9.6 minutes.

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