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A train covers a distance of 600 km at x km/h. Had the speed been (x+20) km/h, the time taken to cover the distance would have been reduced by 5 h. Write down an equation in x and solve it to evaluate x.

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Important Questions on Quadratic Equations in One Variable

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The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. It can go 30 km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 h 30 min. If the speed of the stream is m km/h, then m=
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A positive number is divided into two parts, such that the sum of the squares of the two parts is 208. The square of the larger part is 18 times the smaller part. Taking x as the smaller part of the two parts, find the number.
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Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the middle number exceeds the difference of the squares of the other two by 60. Assume the middle number to be x and form a quadratic equation satisfying the above statement. Hence, find the three numbers.
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A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a work. If both can finish the work in 4 days, then find the time taken by B to finish the work.
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Two pipes running together can fill a tank in 1119 minutes. If one pipe takes 5 minutes more than the other to fill the tank separately, then find the time in which each pipe would fill the tank separately.
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Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 2811 min. If one pipe takes 1 min more than the other to fill the cistern, then find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
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A boat can cover 10 km up the stream and 5 km down the stream in 6 hours. If the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/h, find the speed of the boat in still water.

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The speed of a boat in still water is 11 km/hr. It can go 12 km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 2 hr 45 min. If the speed of the stream is x km/hr, then find the value of x.