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A hare and a jackal are running a race. Three leaps of the hare are equal to four leaps of the jackal. For every six leaps of the hare, the jackal takes 5 leaps. Find the ratio of their speeds.
A. 64:25
B. 8:5
C. 5:8
D. 25:64
E. None

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3 leaps of hare = 4 leaps of jackal ....(given)
i.e 1 leap of hare = 4/3 leaps of jackal.
for every 6 leaps hare,jackal takes 5 leaps.
6 leaps of hare = 6 * 4/3 leaps of jackal = 8 leaps ....1)
taking ratio
hare/jackal = 8/5
so ans is B.
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