SOLUTION: Two cyclists approaching each other at 20 km/h and 24 km/h respectively, are 198 km apart at 09h00. At what time will they meet, if they start riding towards each ohter simultaneou

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Question 446489: Two cyclists approaching each other at 20 km/h and 24 km/h respectively, are 198 km apart at 09h00. At what time will they meet, if they start riding towards each ohter simultaneously.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They can't approach each other at 2 different speeds.
If 20 and 24 are their speeds wrt to something else, like the Earth, then they approach each other at the sum, = 44 km/hr.
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198/44 = 4.5 hours
0900 + 4.5 hours = 1330

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