Question
The speed of two railway engines is in the ratio 5: 4.
If they move on parallel tracks in the same direction and if the slower engine is ahead of the faster engine by 8 km when the latter starts, then how far will the faster engine have to travel before it overtakes the slower one?Solution
The correct answer is C
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