The ratio of the speeds of A and B is 3:4. A takes 20 min more than the time taken by B to reach a particular place. find the time taken by A and B. respectively to reach that place.
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Answer:
time taken = 4 : 3
Let time taken by A and B be 4x and 3x respectively.
Then, according to the question, 4x-3x=20 = x=20
Hence, time taken by A
= 4 X 20 = 80 min
and time taken by B = 3 X 20 = 60 min
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