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Let S be the distance from home to the park.
Dog speed = S/30
From 9:50 to 10:00, the dog has ran 10*S/30 = S/3 distance, so the man has walked 2S/3 distance after 60 minutes (from 9:00 to 10:00).
Total time the man need to finish S = 60*3/2 = 90 minutes

Answer: D
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
B. 10:15 AM
C. 10:20 AM
D. 10:30 AM
E. 10:40 AM

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It is established that both walk at constant speed. Let us take the speed of the man to be m and speed of the dog as d.

Dog takes 30 mins (1/2 hours) to reach the park to cover a distance d/2 km. It plays for 20 mins and starts back to find the man after 10 mins at 10 am. It walks back a path covering d/6 km in that 10 mins. (Speed = distance/time => Distance = speed * time)

Now, the man has walked a total distance of (d/2 - d/6 = d/3 km) in 1 hr. That implies that his speed m = (d/3)/1 km/h.

Speed of dog = 3 * speed of man.

At last, both walk together with the pace of man (m km/h) to reach the park. The distance to cover being d/6 km.
Again, apply the standard formula: speed = distance/ time => time = distance/ speed.
Time taken = (d/6)/m = (d/6)/(d/3) = 1/2 hour = 30 mins.

Adding this to the time they both started walking together, they will reach the part at 10.30 am.
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Given that the dog can traverse the entire distance in 30 minutes. When the dog met the man after returning from the park, the man was walking for a period of 60 minutes. On the other hand, the dog walked for 10 minutes to meet the man.

If the dog can cover the entire distance in 30 min, it would have covered 1/3rd of the distance in 10 minutes. This also means that 2/3rd of the distance was covered by the man in 60 minutes. It would take the man an additional 30 minutes to cover the rest 1/3rd distance I.e. 10:30 am.

Therefore, Option D
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
B. 10:15 AM
C. 10:20 AM
D. 10:30 AM
E. 10:40 AM

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Let us assume the distance to be 3d.

The man along with the dog , starts from home at 9:00 AM and walk towards the park.

The dog which runs at a faster speed moves from Home to park in 30 mins.

So, dog covers a distance of 3d in 30 mins.

The dog then plays at the park for 20 mins.

Then, the dog returns back to the man in 10 mins.

3d = 30 mins

Therefore, Distance d is covered in 10 mins.

So, The total time taken by the dog after leaving the man = 30+20+10 = 60 mins.

In this time period of 60 mins, the man has covered a distance = Total distance - dogs return distance = 3d - d = 2d

So, Man covers a distance of 2d in 60 mins.

So, he can cover the remaining distance of d in 30 mins. Since, speed is constant.

Total time taken by man = 1 hr + 30 mins.

= 9:00 AM + (1hr 30 mins)

= 10:30 AM

Option D
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Suppose full length from home to park is L. so the dog covers it in half an hour hence dog speed is 2L per hour. The dog leaves park at 9:50 AM and meets the man at 10:00 AM hence it covers L/3 distance from park in 10 minutes as speed is 2L per hour . Hence the man tavels 2L/3 distance from 9 AM to 10 AM hence man speed is 2L/3 per hour so to cover another L/3 distance with man's speed it would take another 30 minutes. They will reach park at 10:30 AM. Ans - D.
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
B. 10:15 AM
C. 10:20 AM
D. 10:30 AM
E. 10:40 AM

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Dogs runnig times
Forward run: 9 a.m - 9.30 aim = 30 minutes
Backward run: 9.50 aim to 10 a.m = 10 minutes
Ratio = 30:10= 3:1
Dog runs at constant speed so when they meet the ma has walked; 3-1/3=2/3
So if man takes 1hr to walk 2/3, how log will he take for remaining which is 1/3
1/3/2/3= 1/3 x 3/2 = 1/2 hrs = 30 minutes
10.00 a.m + 30 minutes = 10:30
Fial Answer = 10:30
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Let the distance between the park and home is d. Let Sd represents speed of dog , Sm represents speed of man. Let x represents distance from home to man,dog meeting point.

Sd = d/30

d = 30Sd

Sd = (d-x)/10

d/30 = (d-x)/10

x = 2/3 d

Sm = (2/3)(d) /60

Sm = d/90

Sm = (d/3t)

t = d/3Sm

t = 30 mins.

Total time for man to reach park = 60+30 = 90 mins. So he will reach at 10:30 AM.

Answer is D.

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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
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D. 10:30 AM
E. 10:40 AM

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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

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E. 10:40 AM

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ok so dog and man leaves home at same time at their own constant rate, where Dog pace > Man pace

Dog reaches park in half an hour + 20 min spent there + run back to the owner = 60 minutes

30 + 20 + x = 60

x = 10

so if dog reach home to park in 30 min, so in 10 min, it will cover 1/3 of that distance, which means owner covered 2/3 of the distance between park and home in 1 hour

Now question is asking at what time man will reach the park, if 2/3 distance is covered in 1 hours so the whole distance will be covered in 1 and half hours (90 min)

So answer is D
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Let the distance be 'd'
Now speed of the dog, d/30 (as it covers the d distance in 30 minutes).

It returns towards the man and meets him in 10 minutes (it reached the park at 9:30 AM, spent 20 minutes playing, and they met at 10:00 AM, which means it took 10 minutes to reach the man). So it covered 1/3rd of the distance(10 * d/30) in the 10 minutes. This means the man covered 2/3rd of the distance in 60 minutes.

So he will cover the remaining 1/3rd distance (half of what he covered already) in 30 minutes (half the time he took to cover double the distance).
They will arrive at 10:30 AM. Option D
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
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C. 10:20 AM
D. 10:30 AM
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let speed of dog = d, man = m
distance to park = 0.5d

distance to meeting point = m + (1/6) * d
d/2 - d/6 = m
m =d /3
time fo man to reach park = (d/2) / (d/3)
= 1.5 hour
so answrr is 10.30
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

A. 10:10 AM
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C. 10:20 AM
D. 10:30 AM
E. 10:40 AM

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Dog's speed = d units/min
Man's speed = m units/min

Distance of the park and home = 30 * d

At 9:50 the dog runs for 10 mins before meeting the man, hence in the 10 mins the dog covers 10d distance.

This is 1/3 of the distance between the house and the park.

So between 9:00 am and 10:00 am the man covers 2/3rd the distance and 1/3 is still remaning

2/3 rd distance is covered in an hour, so full distance the man will cover 3/2 hour = 1.5 hour

Time to reach to the park = 9:00 + 1.5 hours = 10:30 am

Option D
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Let the distance between the park and home be d. Then speed of dog = d/30
Distance covered by dog after leaving back from the park = d/30*10 = d/3
Total distance walked by man = d-d/3 = 2d/3 in 30+20+10 mins = 60 mins
speed of man = 2d/(3*60)
Time taken by man to cover rest of distance (d/3) = half time time taken to cover 2d/3 = 30 mins
Time they reach the part = 10:00 + 30 mins = 10:30AM
Answer => D
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At 9:00 AM, a man and his dog leave their home and walk along the same path toward a park. The man walks at a constant speed, while the dog runs at a faster constant speed. The dog reaches the park at 9:30 AM, spends 20 minutes playing with other dogs, and then runs back toward the man at its usual constant rate. They meet at 10:00 AM, and from there, both walk together at the man’s speed to the park. When will the man reach the park?

Let, the man's speed = a
the dog's speed = b
The distance from home to the park= c

Dog takes half an hour to reach the park
Distance= Speed*Time
c=b*0.5 =0.5b

Dog plays for 20 minutes and leaves the park at 9:50am. Dog runs for 10 minutes and then meet the man at 10am.
Distance covered when dog runs back (d)= b*10/60

Meeting point distance from home = c-b/6

Man reaches meeting point at 10am in 1 hour.
a= c-b/6 (Also, c=b/2)
a=(b/2)-(b-6) =b/3
Remaining distance to park= c-a = (b/2)-(b/3) = b/6
Total time men took to reach the park = (d-1)=(b/6)/(a) = (b/6)/(b/3)
d-1= 1/2
d=3/2 hours or 90 minutes
He will 1.5 hr to reach the park after 9am.

Time when the man will reach the park = 10:30am.
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Dog started at 9 am and reached at 9:30, spent 20 mins in the park, came pack to man's position in 10 mins, by 10 am.
This means that in 1 hour, the man covers as much distance as the dog covers in 20 mins (30-10)
=> In the remaining distance of 10 minutes for dog needs 30 mins from man.

Hence, the answer is (D) 10:30 AM
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u = speed of man
v = speed of dog
d = distance from home to park

If dog reaches the park at 9:30 am -> its speed v=d/(1/2)=2d

This distance the man covers in 1 hour is equal to d minus the distance the dog covers in 10 minutes (1/6 hour):

u*1 = d-v*1/6 = d-2d/6 = d-d/3 = 2d/3

Time = d/u = d/(2d/3) = 3/2 hours = 1.5 hours

9:00 am + 1.5 hours = 10:30 am

IMO D
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D is the distance home-park
d is the dog's speed
m is the man's speed

d=D/30

In 60 minutes (from 9 to 9:30) the man walks 60m
In 10 minutes (from 9:50 to 10:00) the dog walks 10d = 10D/30 = D/3

60m = D - D/3 = 2D/3
m=D/90

To reach the park the man takes
D/m = D/(D/90) = 90 minutes

9:00AM + 90 minutes = 10:30AM

Answer D
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d=distance home-park
s=speed of the man

The speed of the dog is d/0.5 = 2*d

When the dog and the man meets at 10:00 AM:
+ the distance the dog has traveled in those 10 minutes is 2*d*(1/6)=d/3
+ the distance the man has traveled in that hour is s*1=s

As the dog runs back toward the man:
s=d-d/3=2d/3

d/(2d/3) = 3/2 = 1.5 hours

9:00 AM + 1.5 hours = 10:30 AM

The answer is D
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