Question

A hare and a jackal are running a race. three leaps of the hare are equal to four leaps of the jackal. for every six leaps of the hare, the jackal takes 5 leaps. find the ratio of their speeds.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Let the distance covered in one leap by hare be equal to x:

The distance covered in 3 leaps will be :

3x

For jackal will be :

Considering the leaps are of equal sizes will be :

4 x

Lets take this in one hour

Speed of jackal is :

4x / 1 = 4x km /h

Speed of hare :

3 x km / h

The ratio of the speeds is

Jackal : hare

4 / 3 = 4:3

Answer :

4 : 3