Stations A and B are 120 miles apart on a single-track railroad. At the same time that a train leaves A for B at 25 mph, a train leaves B for A at 15 mph.
Stations A and B are 120 miles apart on a single-track railroad. At the same time that a train leaves A for B at 25 mph, a train leaves B for A at 15 mph. Just as the train leaves A, a botfly flies from the front of the engine straight toward the other train at 100 mph. On meeting the second train it immediately turns back and flies straight for the first train. It continuous to fly back and forth with undiminished speed until it is crushed in the eventual collision. How far had the fly flown?