Tom and Jerry are running on the same road towards each other.
Tom and Jerry are running on the same road towards each other. If Tom is running at a speed of 2.5 meters per second and Jerry is running 36% slower, how much time Q will it take them to meet if the initial distance between the two is 50 meters and Tom started running 20 seconds before Jerry did?
Answer/Solution
20 seconds.
Steps/Work
Tom is running alone for 20 seconds.
So he will cover a distance of 20*2.5 = 50 m in 20 seconds=Q
Basically, Jerry has not started yet , and Tom has covered the distance alone and met Jerry on the other side
D is the answer
So he will cover a distance of 20*2.5 = 50 m in 20 seconds=Q
Basically, Jerry has not started yet , and Tom has covered the distance alone and met Jerry on the other side
D is the answer