Nicky and Cristina

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Nicky and Cristina

by gmatblood » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:34 pm
Nicky and Cristina are running a 1,000 meter race. Since Cristina is faster than Nicky,
she gives him a 12 second head start. If Cristina runs at a pace of 5 meters per second
and Nicky runs at a pace of only 3 meters per second, how many seconds will
Nicky have run before Cristina catches up to him?

(A) 15 seconds (B) 18 seconds (C) 25 seconds (0) 30 seconds (E) 45 second
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by rijul007 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:17 pm
3*12/(5-3) = 36/2 = 18

Option B