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A horse with no name
father and son make a 64km journey through the desert, starting at 4pm

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Answer:

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The time they arrive at the destination is 9:24 am the next day

How to determine the time they arrive at the destination.

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

Time = 4 pm

Distance = 64 km

Start by calculating time taken for the father to ride the horse and son to walk the first 32 km:

Time = Distance / (Difference between rates of father and son)

Time = 32 km / (8 km/h - 3 km/h)

Time = 32 km / 5 km/h

Time = 6.4 hours

Calculate time taken for the son to ride the horse and father to walk the remaining 32 km:

Time = Distance / (Difference in Speed)

Time = 32 km / (8 km/h - 4 km/h)

Time = 32 km / 4 km/h

Time = 8 hours

So, we have

Total time = 6.4 hours + 8 hours + 3 hours break + 4 pm

Evaluate

Total time = 9:24 am the next day.

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