Mwangi and Otieno live 60km apart. Mwangi leaves his home at 7.00am cycling towards Otieno’s house at 20km/h. Otieno leaves his home at 8.00am cycling...

Mwangi and Otieno live 60km apart. Mwangi leaves his home at 7.00am cycling towards Otieno’s house at 20km/h. Otieno leaves his home at 8.00am cycling towards Mwangi’s house at 8km/h

a) At what time did they meet?
b) How far is the meeting point from Mwangi’s house?

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Wilfykil answered the question on August 7, 2019 at 09:06

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