A man started his journey at 8:00 AM by covering 186 km by bus at a speed of 45 km/hr. After that, he travelled 256 km by train at a speed of 96 km/hr. and covered his remaining journey by taxi at a speed of 40 km/hr. Hence, he completed his journey of ___ km at ___ PM. Which of the following options satisfies the two blanks in the question? A. 490, 4:00 B. 500, 4:15 C. 530, 5:00 D. 554, 5:15

Bus time = 186/45 = 4.13 hrs. Train time = 256/96 = 2.67 hrs. Total known distance = 186 + 256 = 442 km. Total known time = 6.8 hrs, ending at 2:48 PM. Checking options: Option A (490 km total, 4:00 PM): taxi distance = 48 km at 40 km/h = 1.2 hrs, total time = 8 hrs, ending at 4:00 PM. This works! Option B: taxi time would end at 3:43 PM. Option C: taxi time would end at 4:28 PM. Only option A satisfies both blanks correctly.