Varun runs at 12 km/h and Yogesh at 4 km/h in opposite directions round a 1.2 km track, both starting from the same point. How far from the start, in Varun's direction, is their third meeting point?

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300 m. They meet every 1.2/16 h; in each interval Varun runs 12/16×1200=900 m. By the third meeting Varun has run 2700 m =2 laps +300 m.

Varun runs at 12 km/h and Yogesh at 4 km/h in opposite directions round a 1.2 km track, both starting from the same point. How far from the start, in Varun's direction, is their third meeting point?

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