Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

In a kilometer race, A beats B by 25 seconds and B beats C by 15 seconds. If A beats C by 160 m, then the time taken by A to run 1 kilometer is :

Options:

185 seconds

200 seconds

210 seconds

225 seconds

Correct Answer:

210 seconds

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 210 seconds

Distance covered by C = Speed of A × $t_A$

$=\frac{1000}{t_A+40}×t_A=840$

$⇒1000t_A=840(t_A+40)$

$⇒t_A=\frac{33600}{840}=210$