Distance Puzzle - 30 August
Two friends decide to get together; so they start riding bikes towards each other. They plan to meet halfway. Each is riding at 6 MPH. They live 36 miles apart. One of them has a pet carrier pigeon and it starts flying the instant the friends start traveling. The pigeon flies back and forth at 18 MPH between the 2 friends until the friends meet.
How many miles does the pigeon travel?
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Two friends decide to get together; so they start riding bikes towards each other. They plan to meet halfway. Each is riding at 6 MPH. They live 36 miles apart. One of them has a pet carrier pigeon and it starts flying the instant the friends start traveling. The pigeon flies back and forth at 18 MPH between the 2 friends until the friends meet.
How many miles does the pigeon travel?
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72 Miles.
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ReplyDeleterelative speed is 6+6 = 12 mph. So, to cover 36 miles, time taken is 36/6= 6 hours. In this much time, the pigeon can travel maximum of 72 miles with a speed of 18mph assuming the time taken for reversing the direction is zero.
ReplyDeletetime taken = 36/12 = 3 hours
ReplyDeletedistance traveled by pigeon in 3 hours = 54 miles.
54 miles
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ReplyDeleteIt takes 3 hours for the friends to meet; so the pigeon flies for 3 hours at 18 MPH = 54 miles
27+27/2+27/4+27/8+27/26.....=54 MILES
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