The Hare and the Tortoise
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Haretown and Tortoiseville are 50 miles apart. A hare travels at 8 miles per hour from Haretown to Tortoiseville, while a tortoise travels at 2 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?
72
Solution:
The hare and the tortoise are together covering the distance at 11 miles per hour (i.e., on adding their speeds).
So, they will cover the distance of 99 miles in 9 hours.
Thus, in 9 hours, they will meet and the hare will have traveled 72 miles.
40
Solution:-
Total distance=50
Speed=10=Hare 8+ tortoise 2
hence to cover 50 it will take 5 hr
for Hare 5hr =8*5=40
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