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relative speed = 4+1=5 km/h
time taken = 15/4=3 hours
distance from west town = 4*3=12 kilometers
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Let's assume they meet at point X - which is X Km from West-town => 15-X Km from East-town.

The time taken to reach the point X is the same for both birds => X/4 = 15-X/1

=> X = 60 - 4X

Solving we get X = 12 Km.

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The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 15 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 4 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 1 kilometers per minute. What will be the distance, in kilometers, between the meeting point and West-Town?

A. 3.
B. 7.
C. 10.
D. 12.
E. 15.


Letting t = the time at which the birds meet, we can create the distance equation:

4t + t = 15

5t = 15

t = 3

The distance between the meeting point and West-Town will be equal to the distance that the bird leaving from West-Town travels. So, the birds will meet 3 x 4 = 12 miles from West-Town.

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