Introduction
Puzzles are good exercise for the brain. They help in enhancing the cognitive abilities of the brain helping with Problem Solving and related skills. There are numerous types of puzzles; each one having a logic inherent to itself which helps in cracking it. A good puzzle well is actually like a good mystery that we may have read about or watched on TV. It has the finest of hints which help in reaching its solution.
The following article discusses one such puzzle so let's get right to it.
Problem Statement
Two trains simultaneously enter a 200-miles long tunnel, traveling at 100 mph in opposite directions.
As soon as they enter the tunnel, a 1000 mph supersonic bee takes off from one train and flies for the other one.
As soon as it reaches the other, it turns around and returns to the first, traveling back and forth between the trains until they meet in the center of the tunnel in a fiery explosion.
How far did the bee travel?