Distance covered by Mutuku is 30 minutes.
$16 \times \frac{1}{2}$ = 8 km
Remaining distance is 32 km
Relative speed = 16 + 8 = 24 km/hr
Time taken = $\frac{32}{24}=\frac{4}{3}=1\frac{1}{3} hrs$ = 1 hour 20 minutes
Mutuku and Kamau meet at 8:00 am + 1 hr 20 minutes = 9:20 am
raphael answered the question on January 9, 2017 at 15:09
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