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Akbar and birbal setout at the sametime to walk towards each other respectively from agra and banaras 144 km apart. Akabr walks at the constant speed of 8 km/h. while birbal walks 4 km in the first hour 5 km in the second hour 6 km in the third hour and so on.Then the akbar and birbal will meet.

A

in 6 h

B

in 8 h

C

midway between Agra and Banaras

D

80 km away from Banaras

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