99.--_The Two Errand Boys._

All that is necessary is to add the two distances at which they meet to

twice their difference. Thus 720 + 400 + 640 = 1760 yards, or one mile,

which is the distance required. Or, put another way, three times the

first distance less the second distance will always give the answer, only

the first distance should be more than two-thirds of the second.

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