A walking puzzle where you're only told distances

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:16:36 +0000

Problem 39 from the penguin book of puzzles.

A man named Jones set out to walk from A to B, and on the road he met his friend Kenward, ten miles from A, who had left B at exactly the same time. Jones executed his commission at B and, without delay, set out on his return journey, while Kenward as promptly returned from A to B . They met twelve miles from B. Of course, each walked at a uniform rate throughout. Now, how far is A from B?

A walking puzzle where you're only told about time

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:51:13 +0000

Problem 26 in penguin book of puzzles.

A Walking Puzzle

A man set out at noon to walk from Appleminster to Boneyham, and a friend of his started at two p.m. on the same day to walk from Boneyham to Appleminster. They met on the road at five minutes past four o’clock and each man reached his destination at exactly the same time. Can you say at what time they both arrived?

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A walking puzzle where you're only told distances

A walking puzzle where you're only told about time

A Walking Puzzle