So these are two more puzzles I found. It can be assumed that there are no tricks. The paths taken are the exact same length and route and the racers start at the exact same time.
Puzzle One
Two racers set out to race from point A to point B (a distance of 100 miles). They race (exact same route) and go different though uniform speeds. The difference between these two speeds is a prime number. After 2 hours The distance of the slower car from A was five times that of the faster car from B. The distances traveled and velocities are integers.
What are the speeds?
Puzzle two
Two men are racing. They start from a standing start and accelerate at a uniform rate. Joe covers the last quarter of the distance in 3 seconds. Bob covers the last third in 4 seconds, who won?
(for this question I will not respond to any answers without an explanation)
Please put Puzzle one or two before their respective sections in your response to avoid confusion. Also I found these problems without there solutions. I am pretty sure my answers are correct and the only answers, but crazier things have happened.
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So these are two more puzzles I found. It can be assumed that there are no tricks. The paths taken are the exact same length and route and the racers start at the exact same time.
Puzzle One
Two racers set out to race from point A to point B (a distance of 100 miles). They race (exact same route) and go different though uniform speeds. The difference between these two speeds is a prime number. After 2 hours The distance of the slower car from A was five times that of the faster car from B. The distances traveled and velocities are integers.
What are the speeds?
Puzzle two
Two men are racing. They start from a standing start and accelerate at a uniform rate. Joe covers the last quarter of the distance in 3 seconds. Bob covers the last third in 4 seconds, who won?
(for this question I will not respond to any answers without an explanation)
Please put Puzzle one or two before their respective sections in your response to avoid confusion. Also I found these problems without there solutions. I am pretty sure my answers are correct and the only answers, but crazier things have happened.
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