Question : A certain distance is covered by a person at a certain speed. If another person covers 25% of the distance in triple the time, the ratio of the speed of the first person to that of the second person is:
Option 1: 1 : 6
Option 2: 1 : 12
Option 3: 6 : 1
Option 4: 12 : 1
Correct Answer: 12 : 1
Solution :
Let the distance covered by the first person as
Let the second person denote their speed as
The second person covers 25% of the distance =
The second person takes triple the time to cover
Since
So,
Hence, the correct answer is 12 : 1.
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