Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/82 - A Walking Problem
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $82$
- 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?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Locomotion and Speed Puzzles: $82$. -- A Walking Problem
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Speed & Distance Puzzles: $96$. A Walking Problem