Tom reads at an average rate of 30 pages per hour, while Jan reads at an average rate of 40 pages per hour. If Tom start reading a novel at $4:3$ $0$ and Jan begins reading an identical copy of the same book at $5:30$ , at what time will they be reading the same page

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Tom reads at an average rate of 30 pages per hour, while Jan reads at an average rate of 40 pages per hour. If Tom start reading a novel at $4:3$ $0$  and Jan begins reading an identical copy of the same book at  $5:30$  , at what time will they be reading the same page

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The correct option is (D); Tom's speed = 30 pages/hr Jan's speed = 40 pages/hr From 4:30 to 5:20 = 50 minutes, Tom has already read 25 pages. T minutes after 5:20, they will be reading the same page. Now, Tom is 25 pages ahead of Jan, and they are reading the same novel, thus effective speed = 40-30 = 10 pages/hr Time taken to reach same as Tom =  $\frac{25}{10}=2.5$  hours $\therefore$  At 5:20+2:30 = 7:50 hours they will be reading the same page

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Tom reads at an average rate of 30 pages per hour, while Jan reads at an average rate of 40 pages per hour. If Tom start reading a novel at \(4:3\)\(0\) and Jan begins reading an identical copy of the same book at \(5:30\) , at what time will they be reading the same page

The Correct Option is D

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