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# Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead

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Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead of runner B and 18m ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8m ahead of runner C. Each runner travels entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?

A. 36m
B. 48m
C. 60m
D. 72m
E. 84m
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Re: Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead [#permalink]  19 Sep 2011, 09:34
Let distance of race be x mtrs. Then when A finishes x m , B has run (x- 12)mtrs and C has run x-18 mtrs. so at this point B is 6 m ahead of C. Now to finish race b needs to run another 12 m, so he runs another 12 m. when B finishes race he is 8 m ahead of C. so last 12 m B has run, C has run 10 m.

as speeds are constant, we have equation,

x-12/ x-18 = 12/10 > x = 48.

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Re: Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead [#permalink]  20 Sep 2011, 02:12
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Re: Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead [#permalink]  20 Sep 2011, 02:34
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Three runners A,B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead of runner B and 18m ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8m ahead of runner C. Each runner travels entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?

A. 36m
B. 48m
C. 60m
D. 72m
E. 84m

See if you can logically deduce the answer:
This is what happens in the race.

..._________C___(6)___B_______(12)________A (Finishing Point)

..._____________________C_______(8)______B (Finishing Point)

Focus on B and C.
B and C had a distance of 6 m between them. When B finished the race by covering another 12 m, he created a gap of 8 m between them i.e. he created another 2 m gap while running 12 m.
Since he created a gap of 2 m by running 12 m, he must have created a gap of 8 m by running a total of 12*4 = 48 m
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Re: Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12m ahead [#permalink]  06 Nov 2015, 21:54
Let d=distance of race.
Between A's finish and B's finish, B runs 12 meters while C runs 10 meters.
B's rate to C's rate=6/5.
When B finishes, he is 8 meters ahead of C.
6/5=d/(d-8)
d=48 meters
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