Hare and tortoise meeting puzzle
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Haretown and Tortoiseville are 55 miles apart. A hare travels at 8 miles per hour from Haretown to Tortoiseville, while a tortoise travels at 3 miles per hour from Tortoiseville to Haretown.
If both set out at the same time, how many miles will the hare have to travel before meeting the tortoise en route?
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Answer – 40 miles
Distance travelled by hare = x
Distance travelled by tortoise = y
x + y = 55 ………(1)
Time taken by hare to cover distance x = x/8
Time taken by tortoise to cover distance y = y/3
x/8 = y/3
3x= 8y …………..(2)
Solving (1) and (2), x = 40, y = 15
Hare travels 40 miles and tortoise travels 15 miles. They meet after 5 hours.
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