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How far will the fly flown by the time the bicycles meet?

2 bicycles start traveling 5/mph towards each other ,one starts on point A one starts on point B. the total distance is 10 miles .
than a fly who was on the handlebar on point A begin to fly towards bicycle B with a speed of 7/mph than she fly back to bicycle A and than she will fly again where bicycle A & bicycle B meet.

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The bicycles meet after each has traveled five miles, that is, after one hour. The fly is going at 7 miles per hour. So the fly will have gone seven miles by the time it gets squished between the bikes.
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