For The Mathematically Inclined

For The Mathematically Inclined

Anil Saigal
08/02/2018

Problem 1:

Car goes from point A to point B at speed 56 mph and back 43 mph. If it goes from A to B and back at speed of 50 mph, the trip would take 10 minutes less. What is distance between points A and B?

Problem 2:

Three drivers driving the same direction found that they have same amount of gasoline. The first has enough to go 6 miles, second for 4 miles, and third for 3 miles. They divided the gasoline so all three just drove to the nearest gas station. How many miles away was a gas station?

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