Question
Indigo starts from destination I towards destination V
at 3 am Jet Airways starts from destination V towards destination I at the same time. At what time will they meet each other? In the following table eight destinations - I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII - have been given. A car crosses all the destinations if it starts from destination I to destination VIII. Question mark (?) in the table show the missing figures. Study the table carefully and answer the following given questions. ÂSolution
Distance between destinations I and V = 468 + 376 + 324 + 372 = 1540 km If both cars meet after ‘t’ hours, then 96t + 124t = 1540 
 220t = 1540  t = 7 hours Hence, both cars will meet at 10 am.
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