A fox and a hare run a race. While the fox jumps 2 times, the hare jumps 5 times. The distance covered by the hare in 1 jump is 30 cm and that by the fox is 90 cm. If the race length is 900 cm, then who will win and by what distance?

Fox, 150 cm

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Hare, 90 cm

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Solution

The correct option is A Fox, 150 cm
The fox covers 2 × 90 = 180 cm, while the hare crosses 5 × 30 = 150 cm.

So, by the time the fox crosses 900 cm, the hare will cross 150 × 5= 750 cm.

So, the fox will win by 150 cm.

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