Give a quick stream of consciousness before answering the following question. The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 14 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 5 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 2 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.
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Time taken by the birds to meet = 14/(5+ 2) = 2 mins\nDistance traveled by the bird traveling from West-Town = 5 * 2 = 10
The answer: (C).
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