Mira and Amal walking on a circular track
CAT 2021 Slot 3 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Circular races
This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2021 Slot 3 paper. It tests Circular races. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Mira and Amal walk along a circular track, starting from the same point at the same time. If they walk in the same direction, then in 45 minutes, Amal completes exactly 3 more rounds than Mira. If they walk in opposite directions, then they meet for the first time exactly after 3 minutes. The number of rounds Mira walks in one hour is
8
Explanation
Let and be the speeds of Amal and Mira in rounds per minute.
When walking in the same direction:
When walking in opposite directions, meeting time is 3 minutes:
Subtracting the two equations:
In 60 minutes, Mira walks: .
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