Speed Time & Distance Question Answers

Time and Distance - Quant/Math - CAT 2008

Question 4 the day: April 08, 2003

The question for the day is from the topic of Time and Distance.

A man and a woman 81 miles apart from each other, start travelling towrds each other at the same time. If the man covers 5 miles per hour to the women's 4 miles per hour, how far will the woman have travelled when they meet?

(1)	27			(2)	36
(3)	45			(4)	None of these.

Correct Answer - (2)

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Solution:


Time taken to meet = Distance between them / Relative speed

= 81/(4 + 5) = 9 hours

Therefore, woman travells = 9 x 4 = 36 miles.