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Solution

Relative speed of Aman and Rohan = 12 + 18 = 30 km/h. After 10 minutes, their speeds are halved, so their effective speed becomes 15 km/h for the next 10 minutes, and so on. The total distance covered in the first 10 minutes = 30 × (10/60) = 5 km. In the next 10 minutes, the relative speed is halved to 15 km/h, so distance = 15 × (10/60) = 2.5 km. This forms a geometric progression where the total distance can be calculated as: Total distance = 5 + 2.5 + 1.25 + ... Sum = 5 / (1 - 1/2) = 10 km. Since each complete meeting corresponds to 1 lap (1200 m or 1.2 km), the number of meetings is: Number of meetings = 10 × 1000 / 1200 = 8.33 ≈ 8 times. Correct Option: d) 8