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Tom and Jerry are running on the same road towards each other. If Tom is running at a speed of 2.5 meters per second and Jerry is running 36% slower, how much time will it take them to meet if the initial distance between the two is 50 meters and Tom started running 20 seconds before Jerry did?
A. 2 minute and 12 seconds.
B. two minutes.
C. 44 seconds.
D. 20 seconds.
E. 12 seconds.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Jerry is running at a speed of 0.64 x 2.5 = 1.6 meters per second. Tom runs alone a distance of 2.5 x 20 = 50 meters. Tom caught Jerry off-guard and Jerry didn’t even start running.
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