1. A’s speed is 20/17 times that of B. If A and B run a race, what part of the length of the race should A give B as a head start, so that the race ends in a dead heat?
(A) 1/17
(B) 3/17
(C) 1/10[
(D) 3/20
(E) 3/10
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2014/08 ... re-higher/2. A’s speed is 20/17 times that of B. If A and B run a race, what part of the length of the race should A give B as a head start, so that B beats A by 20% of the length of the race?
(A) 15%
(B) 20%
(C) 28%
(D) 32%
(E) 35%
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2014/08 ... re-higher/3. A and B run a race of 2000 m. First, A gives B a head start of 200 m and beats him by 30 seconds. Next, A gives B a head start of 3 minutes and is beaten by 1000 m. Find the time in minutes in which A and B can run the race separately?
(A) 8, 10
(B) 4, 5
(C) 5, 9
(D) 6, 9
(E) 7, 10
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2014/0 ... -on-races/4. Jerry and Jim run a race of 2000 m. First, Jerry gives Jim a start of 200m and beats him by 30 seconds. Next, Jerry gives Jim a start of 3mins and is beaten by 1000m. Find the time in minutes in which Jerry and Jim can run the race seperately?
A. 8,10
B. 4,5
C. 5,9
D. 6,9
E. 7,10
https://gmatclub.com/forum/jerry-and-ji ... ml?kudos=15. A and B ran, at their respective constant rates, a race of 480 m. In the first heat, A gives B a head start of 48 m and beats him by 1/10th of a minute. In the second heat, A gives B a head start of 144 m and is beaten by 1/30th of a minute. What is B’s speed in m/s?
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) 18
(E) 20
https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-and-b-ran- ... 06921.html6. A's speed is 20/13 times that of B. If A and B run a race, what part of the length of the race should A give B as a head start, so that B beats A by 20% of the length of the race?
A. 44%
B. 48%
C. 52%
D. 42%
E. 46%
https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-s-speed-is ... 23434.html7. Andrew and Stephen drive on the highway in the same direction at respective rates of 72 and 80 kmh. If Stephen is 4 km behind Andrew, by how much does he have to increase his speed to catch up with Andrew in 20 minutes?
A. 1 kmh
B. 2 kmh
C. 3 kmh
D. 4 kmh
E. 5 kmh
https://gmatclub.com/forum/andrew-and-s ... 77984.html8. Nicky and Cristina are running a race. Since Cristina is faster than Nicky, she gives him a 36 meter head start. If Cristina runs at a pace of 5 meters per second and Nicky runs at a pace of only 3 meters per second, how many seconds will Nicky have run before Cristina catches up to him?
(A) 15 seconds
(B) 18 seconds
(C) 25 seconds
(D) 30 seconds
(E) 45 seconds
https://gmatclub.com/forum/nicky-and-cr ... 5d22aa6ab09. A runs 25% faster than B and is able to allow B a lead of 7 meters to end a race in dead heat. What is the length of the race?
A. 10 meters
B. 15 meters
C. 25 meters
D. 35 meters
E. 45 meters
https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-runs-25-fa ... fl=similar10. Jane gave Karen a 5 m head start in a 100 race and Jane was beaten by 0.25m. In how many meters more would Jane have overtaken Karen?
A 5m
B. 7m
C. 4.5m
D. 5.25m
E. 6m
https://gmatclub.com/forum/jane-gave-ka ... ml?kudos=1