Quiz Discussion

In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by:

• 1]

  22.75 m

• 2]

  25 m

• 3]

  19.5 m

• 4]

  m

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

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 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 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A beats B by:

• 1]

  20 m

• 2]

  25 m

• 3]

  22.5 m

• 4]

  9 m

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 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 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

In a race of 200 m, B can give a start of 10 m to A and C can give a start of 20 m to B. The start that C can give to A in the same race is ?

• 1] 27 m
• 2] 29 m
• 3] 30 m
• 4] 25 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