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Question
The following graph shows the journey made by two cyclists, one from town A to B and the other from town B to A.
- At what time did cyclist II rest? How long did the cyclist rest?
- Was cyclist II cycling faster or slower after the rest?
- At what time did the two cyclists meet?
- How far had cyclist II travelled when he met cyclist I?
- When cyclist II reached town A, how far was cyclist I from town B?

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Solution
- On the basis of given graph, the cyclist II rest at 8:45 am for 15 min.
- Cyclist II is cycling faster after rest as he has covered a distance of 20 km in 1 h.
- Both cyclists meet at 9:00 am.
- The cyclist II had travelled 20 km, when he met cyclist I.
- When cyclist II reached town A, the cyclist I was 10 km for from town B.
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