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Q. A racehorse starts chasing a wild pony 3 hours after the pony bolts the stable. The pony runs through the entire country of Alb.Texas jumping 3 streams and crossing four 10 meter roads. The racehorse finally catches up with the pony after four hours by the time the sun had set and the moon was up in the sky for 4 hours. If the average speed of the racehorse is 73 kmph then average speed of the wild pony is ____ kmph.
a)54.75
b)42.71
c)31.29
c)41.71
6. A hare and a tortoise have a race along a circle of 100 yards diameter. The tortoise goes in one direction and the hare in the other. The hare starts after the tortoise has covered 1/5 of its distance and that too leisurely. The hare and tortoise meet when the hare has covered only 1/8 of the distance. By what factor should the hare increase its speed so as to tie the race? a. 8
37.80
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ANS :37.80
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- distance coverd by hourse =73*4=292
total time taken by =3hr+4hr =7hr
speed of pony =292/7 =41.71 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(23) No(0)
- time taken by horse in 4 hours. since the pony left the stable 3 hours earlier, time taken by pony is 7 hrs. distance covered by both is same when the horse catches up with the pony. usin the formula time*speed=distance, we make equation 73*4=7x. thus speed of pony is 73*4/7=41.71
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
- i think ans for que 1 is 41.71
bcoz the distance is same for bothe horses which is 73kmph*4hrs=292km
now the pony has started 3 hrs before and travelled for a total of 7 hrs so 7*x=292
x=292/7
x=41.71 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
- c)41.71
73*4=292km
292/(3+4)=41.71
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
- distances traveled in both cases is same.
41.71 is the ans of question 1. - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- 41.71 is the ans
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- assume tortoise as Thare as HT upon covering 15thH starts runningafter H covered 18 that is T covered 78 they meetlet the time when H starts to when he reaches at 18th of the total as tthat is equal to Ts covering of 78-152740T covers 2740 at t timethen T covers remaining 18th in 4027t8 t527tnow in this time H has to reach the finishing pointinitially H goes 18th in tthen 78 th in 7tthus speed should be increased7t527t 378
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(6)
- 37.80 is correct ans
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- permeter=628
423.9/78.5=s1/s2
78.5/s1=549.5/(s1x/5.4)
x=37.8 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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