Harish cycles 24 km from his village to the town and comes back carrying a load, 4 km/h slower than he went. The round trip takes 5 hours of cycling. Find his speed going to the town.

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12 km/h. 24x + 24x - 4 = 5 24(2x - 4) = 5x(x - 4) 5x^2 - 68x + 96 = 0 (x - 12)(5x - 8) = 0 . If x = 1.6 , the return speed 1.6 - 4 would be negative, so x = 12 km/h.

Harish cycles 24 km from his village to the town and comes back carrying a load, 4 km/h slower than he went. The round trip takes 5 hours of cycling. Find his speed going to the town.

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