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Q 1 - At a game billiards, A can give B 10 points in 60 and he can give C 15 in 60. How many can B can give C in a game of 90?

Answer : A

Explanation

If A score 60 points, B score 50 points and C score 45 points.
When B scores 50 points, C scores 45 points.
When B scores 90 points, C scores (45/50 *90) points = 81 points.
∴ B can give C, 9 points   in a game of 90.

Q 2 - In a 300m race, A beats B by 15 meters or 5 sec. A?s time over the course is

Answer : B

Explanation

15m are covered by B in 5 sec.
300 m are  covered by B in (5/15*300) sec. = 100 sec.
Time taken by A =(100-5) sec.=   95 sec.

Q 3 - In a 100m race, A can beat B by 25m and B can beat C by 4m. In the same race, A can beat C by

Answer : D

Explanation

A :B = 100:75  and B :C = 100:96
∴ A :C = (A/B * B/C ) = (100/75*100/96 ) = 100/72 = 100:72
So, A  beats C by (100-72) m = 28m

Q 4 - In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of A and B is 3:4. A has a start of 140m. A wins by:

Answer : B

Explanation

.To reach  the winning  post A has to cover (500-140)m = 360m
 While A covers 3 m , B covers 4 m.
While A  covers 360m , B covers (4/3*360)m = 480m
∴    A wins by 20 m.

Q 5 - A runs 7/4 times as fast as B. if A gives B a start of 60m , how far must the winning post be in order that A and B reach it at the same time ?

Answer : A

Explanation

Ratio of the rates of A and B = 7:4
 3m are gained by A in a race of 7m .
60m  are gained by A in a race of (7/3*60)m =  140m.

Q 6 - In a race of 200 m, A can beat by 31m and C by 18m. In a race of 350m, C will beat B by

Answer : C

Explanation

A :B:C =  200: 169: 182
 ∴      C/B = (182*350/182)/ (169*350/182) =  350/325 
Thus  when C covers  350m,  B covers 325m.
∴ C beats B by 25 m .

Q 7 - In a game of 100 points , A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give C:

Answer : B

Explanation

A:B:C = 100:80:72
 ∴     B:C = 80/72 =10/9 =100/90
If B scores 100, then C  scores 90.
Hence, B can give C 10 points.

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