a person left house with speed 40 mile per hour.
His wife after 30 minutes left to catch him at a speed of 50
Miles Per Hour.
in what time she will catch.

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a person left house with speed 40 mile per hour. His wife after 30 minutes left to catch him at a ..

Answer / shyam

time (dist covrd by husband) (dist covrd by wife)
0.5hr 20 miles 0 miles
1 hr 40 miles 25 miles
1.5 hr 60 miles 50 miles
2 hrs 80 miles 75 miles
2.5 hrs 100 miles 100 miles

Therefore wife catches up after 2.5 hrs..

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a person left house with speed 40 mile per hour. His wife after 30 minutes left to catch him at a ..

Answer / anil

40*0.5 /(50-40) = 2 hours

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a person left house with speed 40 mile per hour. His wife after 30 minutes left to catch him at a ..

Answer / manoj

40/x=50/(x+1/2)
x=2 hours

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