Question 1153979
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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  {{{4/5}}} of the distance between the towns, 
while the bicycle will cover only  {{{1/5}}}  of the distance.


Hence, the car will spend  {{{4/5}}}  of 2 hours, or  4*24 = 96 minutes.


The bicycle will spend the same time of 96 minutes (which is  {{{1/5}}}  of 8 hours).


<U>ANSWER</U>.  How long = 96 minutes = 1 hour and 36 minutes.
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