Thursday, 4 December 2014

Hearts Apart



           A man I know fell in love with a woman who lived 63 miles away. Finally he decided to propose marriage to his beloved and invited her to travel towards his place and offered to meet her enroute and bring her home.
          The man is able to cover 4 miles per hour to the woman’s 3 miles per hour.

           How far will each have travelled upon meeting?

Answer: The man’s rate of speed is 4 miles an hour to the woman’s 3 miles and, therefore, their total rate is 7 miles an hour. Since they are 63 miles apart they can cover an average of 9 miles in one hour. Therefore 9 x 4 =36 miles travelled by the man and 9x 3 =27 miles the distance travelled by the woman.

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