A 10-lap race is held on a 300 m track. Sagar laps Tarun for the first time just as Sagar completes his 6th lap. By how many metres does Sagar win the race?

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500 m. When Sagar has run 6 laps (1800 m), Tarun has run one lap less, 1500 m: speeds 6:5. When Sagar finishes 3000 m, Tarun has run 3000×5/6=2500 m. Sagar wins by 500 m. (300 m assumes the gap stays one lap.)

A 10-lap race is held on a 300 m track. Sagar laps Tarun for the first time just as Sagar completes his 6th lap. By how many metres does Sagar win the race?

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