- ADead heat
- BAli by 100 m
- CBalu by 100 m
- DAli by 400 m
Step-by-Step Solution
Ali: 250 m/min, so 2 km takes 8 min. Balu: 200 m/min, so he needs 10 min; starting 2 min early he also finishes 8 min after Ali sets off. Dead heat.
Answer: A) Dead heat
Ali runs at 15 km/h and Balu at 12 km/h. In a 2 km race, Ali lets Balu set off 2 minutes before him. What is the result?
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