Races: 'A beats B by x' as distance ratios over the course

CAT has tested this idea 3 times across 3 papers, from 2017 to 2020. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2020 Slot 2 · QA Q1 near-repeatA beats B by 45, B beats C by 50, A beats C by 90D
CAT 2019 Slot 1 · QA Q19 near-repeatfirst beats second by 11, third by 90; second beats third by 80880
CAT 2017 Slot 2 · QA Q210 km race, 1 km leads; how much A beats C1900

Part of Time, Speed & Distance (48 questions since 2017).