GATE EC 2015 Set 2 — Question 8

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Question

A tiger is 50 leaps of its own behind a deer. The tiger takes 5 leaps per minute to the deer's 4. If the tiger and the deer cover 8 metre and 5 metre per leap respectively, what distance in metres will the tiger have to run before it catches the deer?

5 \text{ leaps/min} \times 8 \text{ m/leap} = 40 \text{ m/min}

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5 \text{ leaps/min} \times 8 \text{ m/leap} = 40 \text{ m/min}

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