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A cyclist, after riding a certain distance, stopped for half an hour to repair his bicycle, after which he completes the whole journey of 30km at half speed in 5 hours. If the breakdown had occurred 10 km farther off, he would have done the whole journey is 4 hours. Find where the breakdown occurred and his original speed.
Two boys P and Q walk at 6 km/hr and 6 km/hr respectively. If Q covers a certain distance in 10 minutes less than P. What is the time taken by Q to cover the same distance (in minutes)?