Question: The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 15 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 2 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 1 kilometers per minute. What will be the distance, in kilometers, between the meeting point and West-Town?\nOptions:\n(A) 3.\n(B) 7.\n(C) 10.\n(D) 12.\n(E) 15. Random thoughts:
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Time taken by the birds to meet = 15/(2 + 1) = 5 mins\nDistance traveled by the bird traveling from West-Town = 2 * 5 = 10 The final answer: (C).
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