The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 10 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 4 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 1 kilometers per minute. What will be the distance, in kilometers, between the meeting point and West-Town?
Options:
(A) 3.
(B) 8.
(C) 10.
(D) 12.
(E) 15. Stream of consciousness:
Time taken by the birds to meet = 10/(4 + 1) = 2 mins
Distance traveled by the bird traveling from West-Town = 4 * 2 = 8
Thus, the answer is (B).