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A rabbit and a tortoise are in a race. The tortoise, being the slower of the two, is given a headstart. The rabbit runs at a speed of 40 mi/h and the tortoise at 10 mi/h. If the rabbit catches up with the tortoise in 2 minutes, how much of a headstart did the tortoise get?

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43 mi
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1 mi
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13 mi
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2 mi
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Solution

The correct option is B 1 mi
Time taken for the rabbit to catch up withthe tortoise=2 minutes

Speed of catching up
=Rabbits speedTortoises speed
=40 mi/h10 mi/h
=30 mi/h

Distance to cover for the rabbit to catch up with the tortoise

=Speed of catching up×Time
=30 mi/h×2 minutes
=30 mi/h×260 hour
=1 mi

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