Two boys begin together to write out a booklet containing 817 lines. The first boy start with first line, writing at rate of 200 lines an hour and the second boys start with a last line. He writes line 817 and so on backwards proceeding at the rate of 150 lines an hour. An what line will they meet?
Options
A. 466th
B. 465th
C. 467th
D. 468th
Correct Answer
467th
Explanation
Let the two meet at the Nth line From the question Nth/200 = (817 - Nth)/150 ? 3Nth = 4(817-Nth) ? Nth = (4 x 817) / 7 ? Nth = 466.85 So, they will meet at the 467th line
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