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by myselfhari » Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:55 am
Car B starts at point X and moves clockwise around a circular track at a constant rate of 2 mph. Ten hours later, Car A leaves from point X and travels counter-clockwise around the same circular track at a constant rate of 3 mph. If the radius of the track is 10 miles, for how many hours will Car B have been traveling when the cars have passed each other for the first time and put another 12 miles between them (measured around the curve of the track)?

4*(pi)-1.6
4*(pi)+8.4
4*(pi)+10.4
2*(pi)-1.6
2*(pi)-0.8
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by ronnie1985 » Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:20 am
Circumference = 20pi mile
Distance covered in 10 hrs by A = 20 miles
Remaining distance to be covered to complete the circle = 20pi-20 miles
Time = (20pi-20)/5 hrs (5 =3+2, the rel velocity of cars)
To cover 12 more miles, time = 12/5 hr

Total = 10+(20pi-20+12)/5 = 4pi+8.4

(B) is the answer.
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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:24 am
myselfhari wrote:Car B starts at point X and moves clockwise around a circular track at a constant rate of 2 mph. Ten hours later, Car A leaves from point X and travels counter-clockwise around the same circular track at a constant rate of 3 mph. If the radius of the track is 10 miles, for how many hours will Car B have been traveling when the cars have passed each other for the first time and put another 12 miles between them (measured around the curve of the track)?

4*(pi)-1.6
4*(pi)+8.4
4*(pi)+10.4
2*(pi)-1.6
2*(pi)-0.8
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