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  1. A is twice as fast runner as B, and B is thrice as fast runner as C. If C travelled a distance in 1 hour 54 minutes, the time taken by B to cover the same distance is
    1. 19 minutes
    2. 38 minutes
    3. 51 minutes
    4. 57 minutes
Correct Option: B

Ratio of the speed of A and B
= A : B = 2 : 1 = 6 : 3
B : C = 3 : 1
∴  A : B : C = 6 : 3 : 1
∴  Ratio of their time taken

=
1
:
1
: 1 = 1 : 2 : 6
63

∴  Time taken by B =
2
× 114 minutes
6

= 38 minutes



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