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  • Question
  • L can run 1 km in 10 min while M can run it in 12 min. How many metres start can L give M in a km race, so that the race may end in a dead heat?


  • Options
  • A. 1662/3 m
  • B. 1661/3 m
  • C. 1663/5 m
  • D. 200 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 1662/3 m 

    Explanation

    Time taken by L to run 1 km = 600 s
    Time taken by M to run 1 km = 720 s
    ? L can give M a start of (720 - 600) = 120 s
    ? In 720 s, M runs 1000 m.
    In 120 s M runs = (1000/720) x 120 = 500/3 m = 1662/3 m
    Hence, L can give a start of 1662/3 m


  • Races and Games problems


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    • 1. 
      X covers 1 km in 8 min 40 s while Y covers the same distance in 10 min. By what distance does X defeat Y?

    • Options
    • A. 131/3 m
    • B. 1332/3 m
    • C. 1332/5 m
    • D. 1331/3 m
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      In 1 km race, P beats Q by 72 m in 12 s. Find the P's time over the course.

    • Options
    • A. 1552/3 s
    • B. 151 s
    • C. 1542/3 s
    • D. 160 s
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      In a 250 m race, the ratio of speeds of A and B is 1 : 2, If A has a start of 140 m, then A wins by how many metres?

    • Options
    • A. 45 m
    • B. 15 m
    • C. 25 m
    • D. 30 m
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A runs 1% times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 30 m, how far must the winning post be, so that A and B reach it at the same time?

    • Options
    • A. 52 m
    • B. 75 m
    • C. 69 m
    • D. 70 m
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      In a race of 600 m, A can beat B by 30 m and in a race of 500 m, B can beat C by 25 m. By how many metres will A beat C in a race of of 400 m?

    • Options
    • A. 39 m
    • B. 49 m
    • C. 55 m
    • D. 25 m
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      Yogesh can run 1km in 6 min 20 s and Vijay can cover the same distance in 6 min 40 s . By what distance can Yogesh beat Vijay?

    • Options
    • A. 50 m
    • B. 90 m
    • C. 45 m
    • D. 30 m
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      In a game of 160 points, A can give 10 points to B and 30 points to C. How many points B can give C in a game of 60?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 15
    • C. 6
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      In a 200 m race, A can beat B by 50 m and B can beat C by 8 m. In the same race , A can beat C by what distance?

    • Options
    • A. 60 m
    • B. 72 m
    • C. 56 m
    • D. 66 m
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      In a game of 200 points, A can give 40 points to B and 56 points to C. How many points can B give to C?

    • Options
    • A. 20 points
    • B. 15 points
    • C. 10 points
    • D. 5 points
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A can run 100 metres in 27 seconds and B in 30 seconds. A will beat B by

    • Options
    • A. 12 m
    • B. 111?8 m
    • C. 10 m
    • D. 9 m
    • Discuss


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