SSC CGL 26 Oct 2014 Shift 2 Paper

Question : 110 of 200

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A policeman starts to chase a thief. When the thief goes 10 steps the policeman moves 8 steps. 5 steps of the policeman is equal to 7 steps of the thief. The ratio of the speeds of the policeman and the thief is

25 : 28
25 : 26
28 : 25
56 : 25

Validate

Solution:

5 steps of policeman = 7 steps of thief
∴ 8 steps of policeman =

7/5

× 8 =

{56}/5

steps of thief
∴ Required ratio =

{56}/5

: 10
= 56 : 50
= 28 : 25

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