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Linear and Circular Races and Boats Streams - TDY352

The document discusses linear and circular races. It defines key terms used in linear races such as head start, beating someone by a distance or time, and dead heat. It also discusses concepts in circular races such as meeting points, meeting at the starting point, and number of meetings. The document provides examples of data sufficiency questions related to races.

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Linear and Circular Races and Boats Streams - TDY352

The document discusses linear and circular races. It defines key terms used in linear races such as head start, beating someone by a distance or time, and dead heat. It also discusses concepts in circular races such as meeting points, meeting at the starting point, and number of meetings. The document provides examples of data sufficiency questions related to races.

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Races

Linear and Circular Races


Races

Linear and Circular Races

• Introduction
• Problems with races on linear tracks: head start and dead heat finish, head start and early
finish, head start and late finish
• Problems on circular track: first meeting point, meeting at starting point and number of
meetings
• Data Sufficiency
Races
LINEAR RACES
Commonly used expressions in linear races

Expression Meaning

Head-Start / A gives B start of x When a racer gets a start x meters ahead of the starting point it’s called
meters head-start of x meters. Here A gives B a head-start of x meters.

Head-Start/ A can give B a start When a contestant gets a start by t seconds earlier than other ones, it’s
of t minutes called head-start of t seconds. Here A gives B a head-start of t seconds.

When A reaches the winning point before B and is x meters away from B.
A beats B by x meters Then A beats B by x meters.

When A reaches the winning point t seconds before B. Then A beats B by t


A beats B by t seconds meters.

A dead heat is a situation of tie. When all the participants reach the
Dead Heat winning point at the same point.
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CIRCULAR RACE CONCEPT
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1. In a race of 1500m, H beats Q by 195 m or 15 seconds. Find
Q’s speed
A. 5 B. 10 C. 13 D. 20
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2. In a 400 m race, A can give B 30 m and C 50 m start . In the
same race B can give to C a start of(approx)
A.21m B.28m C.30m D.40m
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3. A and B take part in 500 m race. A runs at 10 m/s. A beats B
by 5 seconds. The speed of B is:
A. 9.09 m/s B.11 m/s C.12.12m/s D.1.8m/s
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4. A runs 3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 45 m, how
far must the winning post be so that A win by 15 meter?
A.80m B.120m C.135m D. None
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5. In 720 meters race J got a head start of 30 meters. If S beats J
by 50 meters find the ratio of the speeds of S and J?
A. 4:9 B. 9:4 C. 9:8 D. 2:3
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6. In a 1800 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants
W and F is 7: 9. W has a start of 330 m. Then, F wins by?
A.50 B.90 C.150 D. 200
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7. In a 1000m race, the ratio of speeds of two runners X and Y is
4:5.X has a start of 200m. Who wins the race and what is the
distance between X and Y at the finish of the race?
A.X, 100m B.Y, 200m C.X, 200m
D. Both finished at the same time
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8. Uma and Rita run a 5 kilometre race on a round course
of 250 metres. If their speeds be in the ratio 5:4 how often does
the winner pass the other?
A. 1.5Times B.2.5Times C.3Times D.4 times
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9. In a 1000m race, P beats Q by 100m. Q beats R by 50m in a
500m race If P beats R by 60 seconds in 2000m race, how long
would car Q take to travel a distance of 3000m?
A. 400 B.416 C.456 D. None
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10. While A can make 8 round of a track, B can make 5 rounds
of track. If both of them start the race from same point in same
directions, then the number of distinct meeting points are
A. 40 B. 13 C. 3 D. 5
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11. Three runners participated in a Circular Race, completes the
race in 12 sec, 15 sec and 20 sec respectively. if all the three
starts at the same time and the same point then find when all
will meet at the first time at starting point?
A.120sec B.80sec C.60sec D.160sec
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12. Raju, Ketan and Ritu run around a circular track of length
2400 m with respective speeds 9, 18, 27 kmph. If they started at
the same time from the same point and run in the same
direction when will they meet for the first time?
A.360 sec    B.480 sec  C.960 sec         D. None

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