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`A` and `B` take part in a 100 m race. `A` runs at 5 km an hour. `A` gives `B` a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of `B` is (a) 4.45 km/hr (b) 4.14 km/hr (c) 4.15 km/hr (d) 4.25 km/hr

A

5.15 `(km)/(hr)`

B

4.14 `(km)/(hr)`

C

4.25 `(km)/(hr)`

D

4.4 `(km)/(hr)`

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