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An insect is walking in a straight line. It covers a distance of 15 cm per minute. It comes back 2.5 cm after every 15 cm. How long will it take to cover a distance of 1 metre?

A

6.5 min

B

8 min

C

10 min

D

12 min

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The correct Answer is:
B
The insects covers 15 - 2.5 = 12.5 cm in one mintues .
So , it will cover 1 meters { = 100 cm } in `(100)/(12.5) = 8` minuts .
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