A car covered 150 km in 5 hours. If it travels at one-third its usual speed, then how much more time will it take to cover the same distance?
Given, the car covered 150 km in 5 hours
Speed of the car =Â $$\frac{150}{5}$$ = 30 km/h
One third of the speed =Â $$\frac{1}{3}\times30$$ = 10 km/h
Time required for the car to cover 150 km with one third speed =Â $$\frac{\text{Distance}\\ }{\text{Speed}}$$ =Â $$\frac{150}{10}$$ = 15 hours
$$\therefore\ $$Extra time required to cover the distance with one third speed = 15 - 5 = 10 hours
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
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