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Type : MCQ

Intructions :

Directions: This data sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given. Using your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of the word counterclockwise), decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question.

Question Statement :

Car X leaves Town A at 2 p.m. and drives toward Town B at a constant rate of m miles per hour. Fifteen minutes later, Car Y begins driving from Town B to Town A at a constant rate of n miles an hour. If both Car X and Car Y drive along the same route, will Car X be closer to Town A or Town B when it passes Car Y ?

(1) Car X arrives in Town B 90 minutes after leaving city A.
(2) Car Y arrives in Town A at the same time Car X arrived in Town B.