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A camel pursue an elephant and takes 5 leaps for every 7 leaps of the elephant, but 6 leaps of elephant are equal to 3 leaps of camel. What is the ratio of speed of camel and elephant?

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Ratio of speed of camel and elephant
5/3 : 7/5 = 5/3 xx 15 = 25 : 21
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