Question

Two boys begin together to write out a booklet containing 817 lines. The first boy starts with first line, writing at the rate of 200 lines an hour and the second boys starts with a last line. He writes line 817 and so on backwards proceeding at the rate of 150 lines an hour. At what line will they meet?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the two meet at the Nth line

From the question

Nth/200 = (817 - Nth)/150

⇒ 3Nth = 4(817-Nth)

⇒ Nth = (4 x 817) / 7

∴ Nth = 466.85

So, they will meet at the 467th line

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