How long. In seconds, will it take for both cars to be back at the starting time at the same time?
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Q.no.1
Two race cars, Car X and Car Y are at the starting point of a 2 km track at the same time.
Car X and Car Y make one lap every 60 s and every 80 s respectively.
a. How long. In seconds, will it take for both cars to be back at the starting time
at the same time?
b. How long, in minutes, will it take for the faster car to be 5 laps ahead of the
slower car?
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