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Re: Two people of different heights are walking in two different circles [#permalink]
Let, n1 = # of rounds by person of short height = 100 (given) ; n2 = # of rounds by person of long height ; d1 = distance btw two adjacent steps of short-height person ; d2 = distance bwt two adjacent steps of long-height person.

Using formula, Total distance (D)= (# of rounds) * (# of steps) * (distance bwt two adjacent steps)

According to 2nd given condition, put it in above equation
=> n2*5*d2 = 100*4 *d1
=> n2*d2 = 80*d1 --------(1)

We can observe that # of steps are inversely proportional to distance between two adjacent steps.
=> d1/d2 = (# of steps of long-height person) / (# steps of short-height person) = 3/5 -------(2)

Put eq (2) in eq (1)
=> n2 = (80*3)/5 =48
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Two people of different heights are walking in two different circles [#permalink]
Hovkial wrote:
Two people of different heights are walking in two different circles of the same radii. When the taller person walks three steps, the shorter person walks five steps in the same time. The distance traveled by the taller person in five steps is equal to the distance traveled by the shorter person in four steps. The shorter person completed walking 100 rounds. How many rounds did the taller person walk?

(A) 30

(B) 48

(C) 75

(D) 100

(E) 120


Hovkial wrote:
The distance traveled by the taller person in five steps is equal to the distance traveled by the shorter person in four steps.

Let taller person be T and shorter person be S;
Now,
5 steps of T = 4 steps of S
1 step of T = \(\frac{4}{5}\) steps of S
Also,
Hovkial wrote:
When the taller person walks three steps, the shorter person walks five steps in the same time

As,
1 step of T = \(\frac{4}{5}\) steps of S
3 step of T = \(\frac{4*3}{5}\) steps of S --- (1)
AND we also know,3 step of T = 5 step of S

Now we know,
Hovkial wrote:
The shorter person completed walking 100 rounds

Hence, 5 step of S = 100
So, S = 20 --- (2)
Using (1) and (2)
\(\frac{4*3*20}{5}\)
=48

Hence B
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