Brain Teaser
TransWestern's motto is "Serving Your Needs From Coast to Coast." This week's Brain Teaser requires a sharp mathematical mind.
On January 1, Buford and Festus decided to meet to discuss strategy. Buford came from the East Coast, and Festus represented the West Coast. They agreed to meet somewhere in the middle of the country, but since neither could remember the names of the interior states, they decided to head toward each other until they met.
Buford left New York on his moped that averages 20 miles per hour. Festus headed east from Oregon in a red, white and blue AMC Gremlin that averages 40 miles per hour. They left at the same time, and for purposes of this example, they headed directly toward each other in a straight line. The distance between the starting points was exactly 2,800 miles.
When they finally met, who was closer to the west coast, Buford or Festus?
Some folks put WAY too much thought into this one. When they met, they were both the same distance from the coast.
There seemed to be concern that Festus' back was closer to the west coast, but that's getting a little too nit-picky.
I might add that they were only 80 miles from the west coast, because the Gremlin overheated after the second hour.