Q. 94.3( 80 Votes )
Jaidev takes 
minutes to walk across the school ground. Rahul takes
minutes to do the same. Who takes less time and by what fraction?
Answer :
It is given in the question that,
Time taken by Jaidev = 2
minutes = 
minutes
Time taken by Rahul = 
minutes
Now, by converting these into like fractions we get:
= 
× 
= 
Also,
= 
× 
= 
Therefore,
> 
> 
Hence, Rahul takes lesser time
Difference = 
– 
= 
– 
= 
min
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