document.write( "Question 754865: sukriti and saloni are athletes. sukriti covers a distance of 1 km in 5 minutes and 50 seconds, while saloni covers the same distance in 6 min and 4 seconds. if both them start together and run at uniform speed, by what approximate distance will sukriti win a 5 km mini marathon?
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\n" ); document.write( "(B). 275m
\n" ); document.write( "(C). 200m
\n" ); document.write( "(D). 225m
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Convert all times to seconds
\n" ); document.write( "Sukriti can cover the same distance in less time, so
\n" ); document.write( "Sukriti is the faster runner and finishes the race first.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+1+%2F+350+\" = Sukriti's speed in km/sec
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = Sukriti's time to run \"+5+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5+=+%28+1%2F350+%29%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1750+\" sec
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = Saloni's distance covered in this time
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+%28+1%2F364+%29%2A1750+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+4.8077+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "The difference is
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5+-+4.8077+=+.192+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.192%2A1000+=+192+\" m
\n" ); document.write( "The closest answer is (C) 200 m\r
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