Quiz Discussion

A runs 1 2/3 or  times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?

• 1] 200 m
• 2] 300 m
• 3] 270 m
• 4] 160 m

In a 1000 m race, A can beat B by 100 m. In a race of 400 m, B can beat C by 40 m. By how many metres will A beat C in a race of 500 m ?

• 1] 85 m
• 2] 95 m
• 3] 105 m
• 4] 115 m

A man starts in a boat from A toward B against the stream. After reaching a point M on the way, he throws a rubber ring into the water. He takes 8 minutes from then to reach his destination and the ring exactly A at that moment. If the distance between  A and B is 4 km, then find the speed of boat in still water

• 1]

  15 kmph

• 2]

  12 kmph

• 3]

  30 kmph

• 4]

  45 kmph

In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:

• 1]

  40 sec

• 2]

  47 sec

• 3]

  33 sec

• 4]

  None Of These

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

• 1]

  100 m

• 2]

  m

• 3]

  25 m

• 4]

  50 m

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:

• 1] 21 m
• 2] 26 m
• 3] 28 m
• 4] 29 m

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:

• 1] 60 m
• 2] 40 m
• 3] 20 m
• 4] 10 m

In a kilometre race, A beats B by 100 m and B beats C by 150 m. In the same race, by how many metres does A beat C ?

• 1] 225 m
• 2] 235 m
• 3] 240 m
• 4] 250 m

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:

• 1] 5.15 kmph
• 2] 4.14 kmph
• 3] 4.25 kmph
• 4] 4.4 kmph

In a 800 metre race, A defeated B by 15 seconds. If A's speed was 8 km/hr, the speed of B was -

• 1]

  16/27 km/hr

• 2]

  27/16 km/hr

• 3]

   km/hr

• 4]

   km/hr