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Question
Usha and Valsamma are running a race. Usha is running on the inner circle. Valsamma is running on the outer circle.
- Valsamma runs faster than Usha. But still she loses the race. Can you guess why?
- Have you seen any race where runners start from different places – like in this picture? Guess why?
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Solution
- Because inner circle has shorter boundary than outer circle. And Valsamma runs on the outer circle so, she has to cover more length. Because of this she loses the race.
- Yes I have seen the race which is organized in such circular track. Such arrangement is made to distances equal.
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