Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

Hari covers 100 m distance in 36 seconds. Ram covers the same distance in 45 seconds. In a 100m race, Hari ahead from Ram is

Options:

20m

30m

25m

40m

Correct Answer:

20m

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 20m

Speed of Hari = $\frac{100}{36}=\frac{25}{9}m/s$

Speed of Ram = $\frac{100}{45}=\frac{20}{9}m/s$

Distance = $\frac{20}{9}×36=80m$

∴ Hari is ahead of Ram by = $100 - 80 = 20 m$