Races and Games - Practice Questions

Question 1

At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

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Question 2

In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:

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Question 3

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:

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Question 4

In a race of 600m, A can beat B by 30m and in a race of 500m, B can beat C by 25m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 400m?

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Question 5

A and B run a km race. A wins by 1 minute. A and C run a km race. A wins by 375m. B and C run a km race. B wins by 30 seconds. Find the time taken by A to run a km.

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Question 6

In a game of 80 points, A can give B 10 points and C 16 points. How many points can B give C?

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Question 7

A and B run a 500m race. A wins by 25m. What is the ratio of their speeds?

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Question 8

A runs 1.5 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 75m, how far must the winning post be so that both reach at the same time?

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Question 9

In a 500m race, the ratio of speeds of A and B is 3:4. What is the distance of A from the finishing line when B finishes the race?

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Question 10

In a 400m race, A beats B by 40m. B beats C by 40m. By what distance does A beat C?

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