in a race of 1000 m , a can beat by 100 m , in a race of 800 m , b can beat c by 100 m . by how many meters will a beat c in a race of 900 m ?
"when a runs 1000 m , b runs 900 m and when b runs 800 m , c runs 700 m . when b runs 900 m , distance that c runs = ( 900 * 700 ) / 800 = 6300 / 8 = 787.5 m . in a race of 1000 m , a beats c by ( 1000 - 787.5 ) = 212.5 m to c . in a race of 900 m , the number of meters by which a beats c = ( 900 * 212.5 ) / 1000 = 191.25 m . answer : c"
subtract(1000, divide(multiply(subtract(1000, 100), subtract(800, 100)), 800))