Tom and Jerry are running on the same road towards each other. If Tom is running at a speed of 2.5 meters per second and Jerry is running 36% slower, how much time E will it take them to meet if the initial distance between the two is 50 meters and Tom started running 20 seconds before Jerry did?
Pick:
A) 2 minute and 12 seconds.
B) two minutes.
C) 44 seconds.
D) 20 seconds.
E) 12 seconds.
Tom is running alone for 20 seconds.   So he will cover a distance of  20*2.5= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 20*2.5</gadget>
<output>50</output>
50 m in 20 seconds=E   Basically, Jerry has not started yet , and Tom has covered the distance alone and met Jerry on the other side   20 seconds. is the answer
<result>D</result>
Tom and Jerry are running on the same road towards each other. If Tom is running at a speed of 2.5 meters per second and Jerry is running 36% slower, how much time E will it take them to meet if the initial distance between the two is 50 meters and Tom started running 20 seconds before Jerry did?