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Ram and Shakil run a race of 2000 meters. First, Ram gives Shakil a start of 200 meters and beats him by one minute. If, Ram gives Shakil a start of 6 minutes Ram is beaten by 1000 meters. Find the time in minutes in which Ram and Shakil can run the races separately.
A12, 18
B10, 12
C11, 18
D8, 10
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Let x & y be the speeds of Ram & Shakil
Then acc. To the problem
2000/x=1800/y-1 .... (i) and 1000/x=2000/y-6 ..... (ii)
Solving the above equations we get x=250m/sec and y=200m/sec
So to cover a distance of 2000m separately they will take 2000/250 and 2000/200 secs respectively.
Then acc. To the problem
2000/x=1800/y-1 .... (i) and 1000/x=2000/y-6 ..... (ii)
Solving the above equations we get x=250m/sec and y=200m/sec
So to cover a distance of 2000m separately they will take 2000/250 and 2000/200 secs respectively.
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