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?

A 48

B 32

C 40

D 36

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