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Previous Question: A road is 300 miles long. A car, A, starts at noon from one end and goes throughout at 50 miles an hour, and at the same time another car, B, going uniformly at 100 miles an hour, starts from the other end together with a fly travelling 150 miles an hour. When the fly meets car A, it immediately turns and flies towards B. (1) When does the fly meet B? The fly then turns towards A and continues flying backwards and forwards between A and B. (2) When will the fly be crushed between the two cars if they collide and it does not get out of the way? Next Question: Twelve soldiers had to get to a place twenty miles distant with the quickest possible dispatch, and all had to arrive at exactly the same time. They requisitioned the services of a man with a small car. "I can do twenty miles an hour," he said, "but I cannot carry more than four men at a time. At what rate can you walk?" "All of us can do a steady four miles an hour," they replied. "Very well," exclaimed the driver, "then I will go ahead with four men, drop them somewhere on the road to walk, then return and pick up four more (who will be somewhere on the road), drop them also, and return for the last four. So all you have to do is to keep walking while you are on your feet, and I will do the res t." They started at noon. What was the exact time that they all arrived together?

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George treated his best girl to a bus ride, but on account of his limited resources it was necessary that they should walk back. Now, if the bus goes at the rate of nine miles an hour and they walk at the rate of three miles an hour, how far can they ride so that they may be back in eight hours?: Asked In Book viswambher (9 years ago); Unsolved Read Solution (1); Is this Puzzle helpful? (1) (1) Submit Your Solution

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Previous Question: A road is 300 miles long. A car, A, starts at noon from one end and goes throughout at 50 miles an hour, and at the same time another car, B, going uniformly at 100 miles an hour, starts from the other end together with a fly travelling 150 miles an hour. When the fly meets car A, it immediately turns and flies towards B. (1) When does the fly meet B? The fly then turns towards A and continues flying backwards and forwards between A and B. (2) When will the fly be crushed between the two cars if they collide and it does not get out of the way? Next Question: Twelve soldiers had to get to a place twenty miles distant with the quickest possible dispatch, and all had to arrive at exactly the same time. They requisitioned the services of a man with a small car. "I can do twenty miles an hour," he said, "but I cannot carry more than four men at a time. At what rate can you walk?" "All of us can do a steady four miles an hour," they replied. "Very well," exclaimed the driver, "then I will go ahead with four men, drop them somewhere on the road to walk, then return and pick up four more (who will be somewhere on the road), drop them also, and return for the last four. So all you have to do is to keep walking while you are on your feet, and I will do the res t." They started at noon. What was the exact time that they all arrived together?

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