# 2. Option 1.

Tourists Vitya and Pasha are walking from city A to city B at equal speeds, while tourists Katya and Masha are walking from city B to city A at equal speeds. Vitya met Masha at 12:00, Pasha met Masha at 15:00, and Vitya met Katya at 14:00. How many hours after noon did Pasha meet Katya?
Answer: 5.

Solution: The distance between Masha and Katya and their speeds do not change, and the speeds of Vitya and Pasha are equal. Vitya met Katya 2 hours after Masha, so Pasha will also meet Katya 2 hours after Masha, i.e., at 5:00 PM - 5 hours after noon.