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Starting at 10a.m., a man walks at the rate of 5km/hr. Starting 2 hours later another man follows him on bicycle at the rate of 7km/hr. Determine when and where they will meet.

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They will meet at 5 P.M. in the evening at a distance of 35 kilometres from the place of starting .

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