Question. A motorcyclist goes from Bombay to Pune, a distance of 128 kms at an average of 32 kmph speed. Another man starts from Bombay by car 2 ½ hours after the first, and reaches Pune ½ hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the motorcycle and the car?
Options:
(A) 1:3
(B) 1:5
(C) 1:4
(D) 1:1
(E) 1:8
Answer. (C)
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer?
Reasoning: T = 128/32 = 4 h
T = 4 - 3 = 1
Time Ratio = 4:1 = 4:1
Speed Ratio = 1:4