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  • Question
  • A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by:


  • Options
  • A. 100 m
  • B.
    111 1 m
    9
  • C. 25 m
  • D. 50 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 100 m 

    Explanation

    When B runs 25 m, A runs 45 m.
    2

    When B runs 1000 m, A runs 45 x 1 x 1000 ❩m = 900 m.
    2 25

    ∴ B beats A by 100 m.


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    • 1. In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:

    • Options
    • A. 18 m
    • B. 20 m
    • C. 27 m
    • D. 9 m
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:

    • Options
    • A. 40 sec
    • B. 47 sec
    • C. 33 sec
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is:

    • Options
    • A. 86 sec
    • B. 80 sec
    • C. 76 sec
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

    • Options
    • A. 18 litres
    • B. 24 litres
    • C. 32 litres
    • D. 42 litres
    • Discuss
    • 5. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 21
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 6. In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by:

    • Options
    • A. 22.75 m
    • B. 25 m
    • C. 19.5 m
    • D.
      7 4 m
      7
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can beat C by:

    • Options
    • A. 21 m
    • B. 26 m
    • C. 28 m
    • D. 29 m
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m. Then, A wins by:

    • Options
    • A. 60 m
    • B. 40 m
    • C. 20 m
    • D. 10 m
    • Discuss
    • 9. A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is:

    • Options
    • A. 5.15 kmph
    • B. 4.14 kmph
    • C. 4.25 kmph
    • D. 4.4 kmph
    • Discuss
    • 10. At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

    • Options
    • A. 30 points
    • B. 20 points
    • C. 10 points
    • D. 12 points
    • Discuss


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