Alice can speed walk at a speed of 8 km in 1 hour whereas Bob walks at half her speed. The distance between their homes is 1 km. If both start walking from their home at the same time towards each other, after how many minutes will they meet?

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Answer:

Bob and Alice will meet after 5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alice can speed walk at a speed of 8 km/h, and Bob walks at half her speed, which is 4 km/h.

Their speeds add up when they walk towards each other. Therefore, the total speed is 8+4=12 km/h.

The distance between their homes is given as 1 km

The time it takes for them to meet is equal to the distance divided by their total speed. Thus, the time in hours is 1/12 hours

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we multiply the time in hours by 60 to get the time in minutes. 1/12x60=5 mins