The time taken by a racer in different laps is shown here. If the total time taken by him is 120.5 s, how much time(in s) did he take to cover the third lap?
A
38
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B
38.5
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C
82
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D
120.5
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Solution
The correct option is B 38.5 Time taken to cover lap 1 = 45.25 s
Time taken to cover lap 2 = 36.75 s
Total time taken to cover first two laps = 45.25 + 36.75 = 82 s
Total time taken to cover all the three laps = 120 s
Time taken to cover the third lap = 120.5 - 82 = 38.5 s