Three runners A,B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 meters ahead of runner B and 18 meters ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. The length of the race is ?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
20The correct answer is option 2
ATQ,
Clearly, while B covers 12 m, he makes a gap of 20 m with C to make gap of 8 m (24), he must have covered = 12 × 4 = 48 m