Two persons A and B start moving from point P towards Q which are 1400 Km apart. Speed of A is 50 Krn/hr and that of B is 20 Km/hr. How far is A from Q when he meets B for the 22nd time?
Jitender Saini , 5 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Arun
Last Activity: 5 Years ago
Total distance travelled by both of them for 22nd meeting = 1400 + (21 * 2 * 1400) = 43 * 1400 Distance travelled by each will be in proportion of their speed : Therefore, distance travelled by A = 50/(50 + 20) * 43 * 1400 = 43000 (Note - Always do complicated calculations at last because things cancel out generally) Now, for every odd multiple of 1400, A will be at Q and for every even multiple of 1400 A will be at P. So, at 42000 Km (1400 x 30, even multiple) A will beat P. So at their 22 meeting, A will be 1000 Km from P, therefore, 400 Km from Q.
The question is "How far is A from Q when he meets B for the 22nd time?"