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allen naval
Feb 4, 2014, 07:20 PM
In a 100 meter race A covers a distance of 36 sec. while B in 45 sec. A beats B by?

Cat1864
Feb 4, 2014, 07:46 PM
In a 100 meter race A covers a distance of 36 sec. while B in 45 sec. A beats B by?

Is part of your question missing? Or is there a typo? Is it supposed to read '..covers the distance in 36 sec.'?

neodarwinian
Feb 5, 2014, 02:44 PM
Distance = Rate * Time

Or, for our purposes,

Rate = Distance/Time

From the rate, m/s, you should be able to figure out the ' beats by. '

burgess87
Jul 21, 2014, 11:46 PM
Speed = Distance/ Time

Use this formula to get answer for your question