Two simmers are swimming in a lake. Swimmer A starts swimming at a speed of 1m/sec towards the shore from a distance of 30 m. Swimmer B starts swimming towards the shore from 10m behind swimmer A but he swims at 1.5m/sec. Which swimmer will arrive at the shore first ?

Answer 1

40m/1.5sec = 26.7 sec

30m/1sec = 30 sec

Answer 2

So Swimmer B will arrive at the shore first?

Answer 3

Is 26.7 seconds less than 30?

Answer 4

Yes it is