Two cities P and Q are 181 km apart on a straight road. One man starts from P at 8:30 A.M. and travels toward Q at 30 km/h. If another man starts from Q at 8:54 A.M. and travels towards P at a speed of 35 km/h, then at what time will they meet?

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Option 1 : 11:30 A.M.
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Given:

Distance between cities P and Q = 181 km

Speed of P = 30 km/h

Speed of Q = 35 km/h

Formula used:

Distance = relative speed × time

Calculation:

Distance covered by P in 24 minutes = (30 × 24)/60 = 12 km

Remaining distance between P and Q = 181 - 12 =  169 km

Distance = relative speed × time

⇒ 169 = (35 + 30) × time

⇒ Time = 169/65

⇒ Time = 13/5 = 2 hours 36 minutes

Required time = 8 hours 54 minute + 2 hours 36 minutes

⇒ 11 hours 30 minutes 

∴ The correct answer is 11:30 A.M.

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