A sets out from a certain place and tavels 1 mile the first day, miles the second day, 3 miles the third day and so on. B sets out 5 days after A and travels the same road @ 12 miles a fay. How far will A travel before he is overtaken by B? If they continue to travel, in what time will be overtaken by A ?

A and B set out to meet each other from two places 165 km apart. A travels 15 km the first day, 14 km the second day, 13 km the third day and so on. B travels 10 km the first day, 12 km the second day, 14 km the third day and so on. After how many days will they meet?

A man travels 1 mile due east then 5 mile due south then 2 mile due east and finally 9 mile due north how far is' he from -the starting point

Daya gets pocket money from his father every day. Out of the pocket money, he saves Rs 2.75 on first day, Rs 3.00 on second day, Rs 3.25 on third day and so on. Find: the total amount saved by him in 30 days.

A can do a piece of work in 90 days, B in 40 days and C in 12 days. They work for a day each in turn i.e., first day A does it alone, B does it the second day and C the third day. After that A does it for another day, and so on. After finishing the work they get Rs. 240.If the wages are divided in proportion to the work done by them, find what each will get. a. A Rs. 24, B Rs. 54 and C Rs. 162 b. A Rs. 22, B Rs. 50 and C Rs. 132 c. A Rs. 26, B Rs. 52 and C Rs. 142 d. A Rs. 20, B Rs. 44 and C Rs. 182

Rahim sets out to cross a forest. On the first day, he completes 1/10th of the journey. On the second day, he covers 2/3rd of the distance travelled the first day. He continues in this manner, alternating the days in which he travels 1/10th of the distance still to be covered, with days on which he travels 2/3 of the total distance already covered. At the end of seventh day, he finds that 22½ km more will see the end of his journey. How wide is the forest?

Kaya ran 1 2/5 miles on Monday and 2 1/3 miles on Tuesday. What was the total distance, in miles, Kaya ran during those 2 days?

A truck travelled from town A to town B over several days. During the first day, it covered 1/p of the total distance, where p is a natural number. During the second day, it travelled 1/q of the remaining distance, where q is a natural number. During the third day, it travelled 1/p of the distance remaining after the second day, and during the fourth day, 1/q of the distance remaining after third day. By the end of the fourth day the truck had travelled 3/4 of the distance between A and B. If the total distance is 100 kilometres, the minimum distance that can be covered on day 1 is ......... kilometres.