Two ants A and B start from a point P on a circle at the same time, with A moving clock-wise and B moving anti-clockwise. They meet for the first time at 10:00 am when A has covered 60% of the track. If A returns to P at 10:12 am, then B returns to P at
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Explanatory Answer
We are told that, by the time A and B meet for the first time, A covers 60% of the distance, while B covers 40% of the distance.
So, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio 60:40 or 3:2
Hence, the time they take to cover a particular distance will be in the ratio 2:3
We know that A covers 60% of the distance at 10:00 AM and covers 100% of the distance at 10:12 AM.
That means A takes 12 minutes to cover 40% of the track. So to cover the entire track he must have
taken 12+12+6 = 30 minutes.
(because 40% + 40% + 20% = 100%)
Since the time taken by A and B to complete the track are in the ratio 2:3, the time taken by B to complete the track will be 45 minutes.
At 10:00 AM, B has covered 40% of the track. If we can find out what time does B take to complete the remaining 60% of the track, we can find the finish time of B.
Time required to complete 60% of the track = 60% of 45 = 27 minutes.
Hence, B complete one single round at 10:27 AM
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