CAT 1994 — QA Question 36
Answer the next 3 questions based on the information given below:
Alphonso, on his death bed, keeps half his property for his wife and divide the rest equally among his three sons Ben, Carl and Dave. Some years later Ben dies leaving half his property to his widow and half to his brothers Carl and Dave together, shared equally. When Carl makes his will he keeps half his property for his widow and the rest he bequeaths to his younger brother Dave. When Dave dies some years later, he keeps half his property for his widow and the remaining for his mother. The mother now has Rs. 1,575,000.
The winning relay team in a high school sports competition clocked 48 minutes for a distance of 13.2 km. Its runners A, B, C and D maintained speeds of 15 kmph, 16 kmph, 17 kmph, and 18 kmph respectively. What is the ratio of the time taken by B to than taken by D?
Answer & solution
- A
5 : 16
- B
5 : 17
9 : 8
- D
8 : 9
Since it is a relay race, all the runners ran the same distance.
Hence, for a same distance,
ratio of times =
Hence, ratio of times taken by B & D = 18 : 16 = 9 : 8.