Quiz Discussion

In a 500m race, B gives A a start of 160m.The ratio of the speeds of A and B is 2:3. What was the distance by which the
winner beat the loser?​

• 1]

  B win by 10 metre

• 2]

  A win by 10 metre

• 3]

  B win by 20 metre

• 4]

  A win by 20 metre

A runs 1 2/3  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

Two bike riders ride in opposite directions around a circular track, starting at the same time from the same point. Biker A rides at a speed of 16 kmph and biker B rides at a speed of 14 kmph. If the track has a diameter of 40 km, after how much time (in hours) will the two bikers meet?

• 1]

  6.52

• 2]

  8.14

• 3]

  4.18

• 4]

  5.02

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

In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give C:

• 1] 8 points
• 2] 10 points
• 3] 14 points
• 4] 40 points

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 kilometre race, A, B and C are three participants. A can give B start of 50 m and C a start of 69 m. The start which B can allow C, is -

• 1] 17 m
• 2] 18 m
• 3] 19 m
• 4] 20 m

In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is:

• 1] 86 sec
• 2] 80 sec
• 3] 76 sec
• 4] None of these

A and B take part in a 100 metres race. A runs at 5 km an hour. A gives B a start of 8 metres and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is ?

• 1] 4.45 km/hr
• 2] 4.14 km/hr
• 3] 4.15 km/hr
• 4] 4.25 km/hr

In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:

• 1] 18 m
• 2] 20 m
• 3] 27 m
• 4] 9 m