Shaktiman saw a criminal at a distance of 10m. When Shaktiman started chasing him the criminal also

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19 Feb 2019 Time and Distance

Shaktiman saw a criminal at a distance of 10m. When Shaktiman started chasing him the criminal also started running. If the ratio of Speeds of Shaktiman to Criminal is 12:9. Then how much distance did Shaktiman run to catch the Criminal?

OPtion

1) 360m
2) 320m
3) 370m
4) 349m
5) 340m
6) 380m
7) 375m
8) 325m
9) 335m
10) None of these

Solution

Let the distance traveled by criminal before he is caught be x

Time taken by Shaktiman = Time taken by Robber

(10 + x)/12 = x/9
=> 30 + 3x = 4x
=> x = 30m
Distance traveled by Shaktiman = 30+10 = 40m

Option 10)

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