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  • Question
  • In a Km race A can beat B by 80 m and B can beat C by 60 m. In the same race, A can beat C by :


  • Options
  • A. 135.2 m
  • B. 130.5 m
  • C. 142 m
  • D. 132.5 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 135.2 m 

    Explanation

    While A runs 1000 m, B runs 1000 - 80 = 920 m and
    While B runs 1000 m, C runs 1000 - 60 =940 m.
    ? While B runs 920 m; C runs
    940 / 1000 × 920 = 4324 / 5 m
    ? While B runs 920 m; C runs 940 × 920 / 1000 = 4324 / 5 m
    ? While A runs 1000 m, C runs 4324 / 5 m
    ? A can beat C by 1000 - 4324 / 5 = 676 / 5 = 1351?5 m.


  • Races and Games problems


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    • 1. 
      A's speed is 1 3? 8 times of B's. In a race A gives B a start of 300 m. How long should the race course be so that both reach the winning post simultaneously?

    • Options
    • A. 700 m
    • B. 900 m
    • C. 800 m
    • D. 850 m
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A can run 500m in 30 seconds and B in 35 seconds. How many meter start can A give to B in a Km race so that the race may end in a dead-heat?

    • Options
    • A. 1395?7
    • B. 1385?7
    • C. 1426?7
    • D. 1405?7
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      In a race of 200 metres, B can give a start of 10 metres to A and C can give a start of 20 metres to B. The start that C can give to A, in the same race, is

    • Options
    • A. 30 m
    • B. 29 m
    • C. 27 m
    • D. 25 m
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      At a game of billiards A can give B 6 points in 50 and he can give C 13 points in 65, how many points can B give C in a game of 55?

    • Options
    • A. 7
    • B. 8
    • C. 5
    • D. 10
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      A can beat B by 5 meters in 100 m and B can beat C by 15 meters in 200 m race. A can beat C in 400 m race by:

    • Options
    • A. 50.5 m
    • B. 48.5 m
    • C. 45.5 m
    • D. 42.5 m
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      A and B run a 5 Km race on a round course of 400 m. If their speeds be in the ratio 5 : 4, then how often does the winner pass the other?

    • Options
    • A. 41?2 times
    • B. 31?2 times
    • C. 23?4 times
    • D. 21?2 times
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A and B runs a Km race. If A gives B a start of 50 m, A wins by 14 sec and, if A gives B a start of 22 sec Km, B wins by 20 m. The time taken by A to run a Km is:

    • Options
    • A. 100 sec
    • B. 120 sec
    • C. 105 sec
    • D. 125 sec
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A and B start from the same point and run around a circular stadium, whose circumference is 4200 m, at the rate of 500 m and 700 m per minute respectively, in the opposite directions. They will meet each other in :

    • Options
    • A. 3.5 minutes
    • B. 6.0 minutes
    • C. 8.4 minutes
    • D. 21 minutes
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Number of points B can give C in a game of 100 points is:

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 90
    • C. 15
    • D. 85
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      In a game of 90 points, A can give B 15 points and C 30 points. How many points can B give C in a game of 100 points?

    • Options
    • A. 140
    • B. 20
    • C. 50
    • D. 30
    • Discuss


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