Races and Games
Question: 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
Question: 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
Question: If in a game of 80, P can give 16 points to Q and R can give 20 points to P, then in a game of 150, how many points can R give to Q?
- 1. 48
- 2. 60
- 3. 54
- 4. 90
Question: If X can run 48m and Y 42m, then in a race of 1km, X beats Y by:_________?
- 1. 140m
- 2. 125m
- 3. 100m
- 4. 110m
Question: 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
Question: In a game of billiards, A can give B 20 points in 60 and he can give C 30 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 100?
- 1. 50
- 2. 40
- 3. 25
- 4. 15
Question: In a race of 1000 m, A can beat by 100 m, in a race of 800m, B can beat C by 100m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 m?
- 1. 57.5 m
- 2. 127.5 m
- 3. 150.7 m
- 4. 98.6 m
Question: A can run a kilometer race in 4 1/2 min while B can run same race in 5 min. How many meters start can A give B in a kilometer race, so that the race mat end in a dead heat?
- 1. 150 m
- 2. 125 m
- 3. 130 m
- 4. 100 m
Question: In a kilometer race, A beats B by 50 meters or 10 seconds. What time does A take to complete the race?
- 1. 200 sec
- 2. 190 sec
- 3. 210 sec
- 4. 150 sec
Question: A can give B 100 meters start and C 200 meters start in a kilometer race. How much start can B give C in a kilometer race?
- 1. 111.12 m
- 2. 888.88 m
- 3. 777.52 m
- 4. 756.34 m