The ratio of the speeds of two vehicles is 2:3.If the second vehicle covers 72 km in 2 hours,what is the speed of the first vehicle?

distance covered by 2 vehicle =72
time taken by it =2 hrs
so speed of 2 vehicle = 72/2=36 km/hr

suppose value of speed of first vehicle =x

so in proportion
2:3 :: x:36

by calculating
X = 24

so speed of first vehicle is 24 km/ hr

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take the ration in the forms of 2x and 3x
 if 3x is 72 then x = 72/3
                          x =24
then 2x =2*24
             =48
therefore vehicle 1 speed is 42km in 2hrs
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