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Q · PercentageMedium · 45s
During winters, an athlete can run ‘x’ meters on one bottle of energy drink. But in the summer, he can only run 0.2 x meters on one bottle of energy drink. How many bottles of energy drink are required to run 1000 meters during summer?
TopicPercentage
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Final Answer: Option D — 4500/x