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Puzzle #231: How far did I walk, compared with my dog Zippy?

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Bark run? Plus the answer to puzzle #230

19 July 2023

#231 Bark run

Set by Howard Williams

My dog, Zippy, can’t wait for me to take him for a walk. I say “walk”, but it is only me that does the walking.

As soon as we get through the gate into the field to begin his exercise, I unclip Zippy’s lead and he bounds off straight to the other end 200 metres away while I stroll along the path directly towards him.

As soon as he gets to the far end, he turns round and hurtles back again, brushing past me on his way to the gate where he waits…

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