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It takes 2 hours to drive between the towns of Potter and Germantown. it takes 8 hours to travel by bicycle.
How long will it take for the car and bicycle to meet if starting at opposite towns at the same time?
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From the condition, the car is 4 times as fast as the bicycle.
So, the car will cover 4 times the distance covered by the bicycle.
In other words, the car will cover 
of the distance between the towns,
while the bicycle will cover only 
of the distance.
Hence, the car will spend of 2 hours, or 4*24 = 96 minutes.
The bicycle will spend the same time of 96 minutes (which is of 8 hours).
ANSWER. How long = 96 minutes = 1 hour and 36 minutes.
Solved.
