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In a 600 m race, A beats B by 37.5 m or by 10 seconds, then the time taken by B to finish the race is

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✅ Correct Option: 4

The two ways of stating the margin mean B covers 37.5 m in 10 seconds.

B's speed =37.510=3.75=\frac{37.5}{10} = 3.75 m/s, so B needs 6003.75=160\frac{600}{3.75} = 160 seconds for the race.

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