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Laxmi gives Mona a 20 m start in a 200 m race. Laxmi runs at 7.5 m/s and Mona at 6.75 m/s. What is the result?

Competition practiceRaces & Circular Tracks
  • ADead heat
  • BLaxmi by 20 m
  • CMona by 20 m
  • DLaxmi by 2 m

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Laxmi: s. Mona runs 180 m: s. They finish together.
Answer: A) Dead heat

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