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Monday, June 16, 2008

Monday's Teaser.......

Brain Teaser #119

Haretown and Tortoiseville are 44 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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2 comments:

Bobbo said...

32 miles

Jim (Jimbo) (Jing) said...

Good answer!!!
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 44 miles in 4 hours.
Thus, in 4 hours, they will meet and the hare will have traveled 32 miles.