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At 7:00 am, Emma and Noah start biking toward each other from City A and City B, respectively, along the same route. If Emma bikes at a constant speed that is twice the constant speed at which Noah bikes, at what time does Noah reach City A?
(1) The distance between City A and City B is 90 kilometers.
(2) At 7:45 am, the two cyclists pass each other.
Gentle note to all experts and tutors: Please refrain from replying to this question until the Official Answer (OA) is revealed. Let students attempt to solve it first. You are all welcome to contribute posts after the OA is posted. Thank you all for your cooperation!As Emma's speed is twice that of Noah, she covers twice the distance in the same amount of time than Noah covers.
Statement 1
Let's assumed that Noah's speed = 2x km/hr , then Emma's speed = x km/hr
Time taken by Noah to reach City A = 90/2x
As the value of x is not know, we can't find the time. The statement alone is not sufficient.
Statement 2
We can infer that in 45 mins, Noah covered two parts of the distance and Emma covered only one part of the distance.
To cover the remaining one part, Noah will take half the time she has already spent travelling, i.e. Noah will take 22.5 mins to cover the remaining distance.
Total travel time = 67.5 mins
As the total travel time is know, we can find the time when Noah reached City A.
The statement alone is sufficient to answer the question asked.
Option B