Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. Two cars A and B, which are 500 km apart, start moving towards each other on a straight road at a certain point of time. The speed of car A is 57 km/hr and that of car B is 40 km/hr. After first hour car A which is moving from west to east takes a left turn, runs for 40 minutes and reaches point K whereas the other car which was

Step-by-step solution

Distance covered by car A in 1 hour = 57 Km Distance covered by car B in 1.5 hours = 60 Km Therefore, horizontal distance between points K and L = 500 – (57 + 60) = 383 Km Distance covered by car A towards north = 57 x (2/3) = 38 Km Distance covered by car B towards south = 40 x (1/2) = 20 Km Therefore, vertical distance between points K and L = 38 + 20 = 58 Km Hence, the required difference = 383 – 58 = 325 Km Option B is hence the correct answer.