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Question Number 16491 by Tinkutara last updated on 23/Jun/17

Men are running in a line along a road  with velocity 9 km/hr behind one  another at equal distances of 20 m.  Cyclists are also riding along the same  line in the same direction at 18 km/hr  at equal intervals of 30 m. The speed  with which an observer must travel  along the road in opposite direction of  so that whenever he meets a runner he  also meets a cyclist is  (1) 9 km/h  (2) 12 km/h  (3) 18 km/h  (4) 6 km/h

$$\mathrm{Men}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{running}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{line}\:\mathrm{along}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{road} \\ $$$$\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{velocity}\:\mathrm{9}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{hr}\:\mathrm{behind}\:\mathrm{one} \\ $$$$\mathrm{another}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{equal}\:\mathrm{distances}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{20}\:\mathrm{m}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Cyclists}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{also}\:\mathrm{riding}\:\mathrm{along}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same} \\ $$$$\mathrm{line}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{direction}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{18}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{hr} \\ $$$$\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{equal}\:\mathrm{intervals}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{30}\:\mathrm{m}.\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{speed} \\ $$$$\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{observer}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{travel} \\ $$$$\mathrm{along}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{road}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{opposite}\:\mathrm{direction}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{whenever}\:\mathrm{he}\:\mathrm{meets}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{runner}\:\mathrm{he} \\ $$$$\mathrm{also}\:\mathrm{meets}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{cyclist}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:\mathrm{9}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:\mathrm{12}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{3}\right)\:\mathrm{18}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{4}\right)\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h} \\ $$

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