CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA Q17 Time, Speed & Distance

Question 17 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2018 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

Point P lies between points A and B such that the length of BP is thrice that of AP. Car 1 starts from A and moves towards B. Simultaneously, car 2 starts from B and moves towards A. Car 2 reaches P one hour after car 1 reaches P. If the speed of car 2 is half that of car 1, then the time, in minutes, taken by car 1 in reaching P from A is:[TITA]

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Answer: 12 Time, Speed & Distance TITA

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