Races and Games Practice Test 2 with solutions

Question : 10 of 13

Marks: +1, -0

A can run a 1 km race in 3 minutes and B in 4 minutes 20 seconds. By what distance can A beat B?

Solution:

The required distance = 1,000

(1-x/y)

metre
x = 3 minutes = 180 seconds
y = 4 minutes 20 seconds = 260 seconds
1000

(1-{180}/{260})

⇒ 1000 ×

{80}/{260}

= 307.69 metre

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