Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/82 - A Walking Problem/Solution

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 * A Walking Problem
 * A man taking a walk in the country on turning round saw a friend of his walking $400$ yards behind in his direction.
 * They each walked $200$ yards in a direct line, with their faces towards each other,
 * and you would suppose that they must have met.
 * Yet they found that after their $200$ yards walk that they were still $400$ yards apart.


 * Can you explain?

Solution
After the first man had turned around to see his friend, he walked backwards for $200$ yards in the same direction he had been walking.