Question

Standing near a bus stop, Ayush told Smitha that Koti was more than ten kilometres but less than 15 kilometres from there. Smitha know that it was more than 12 kilometres but less than fourteen kilometres from there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be the distance to Koti from the bus stop ?

A.
14 km
B.
12 km
C.
11 km
D.
13 km

Accepted Answer

D. Ayush's statement: Distance $> 10$ and $< 15$. Smitha's statement: Distance $> 12$ and $< 14$. The integer distance satisfying both conditions is 13 km.

Distance estimation problem

Explanation

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