In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the Far East. Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.
Answer:
The time taken by the two cars to meet travelling in the opposite directions is:
Explanation:
When both the car and bike are moving in the opposite direction
Let the distance be 's' kilometres
Given,
Speed of car = 55 (x) km/hr
Speed of motorbike = 42 (y) km/hr
Distance A to B is 116.4 km
Relative speed = (x + y) km/hr
The time taken by the car and motorbike to cross each other is calculated as 
The car and motorbike will meet in 1 hour 20 mins.
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Gone disappears as soon as it has been said
when developing a theme for a novela
I managed to find the complete exercise on the Internet, given that you haven't provided us with all options given to you.
1. cogitating = contemplating
To cogitate means to think about something (cogito in Latin literally means 'to think). Contemplating means to mull over a couple (or a lot) of options which is what Mr. Gamefield is doing in the excerpt above - he is thinking of ways to pay his rent.
2. cudgeling = beating
A cudgel is a short stick which you can use as a weapon. So if you cudgel something or someone, it means that you are beating them with a cudgel, because it is a thick stick, almost like a bat. So this person was metaphorically cudgeling his brain, but literally cudgeling his donkey.
3. regaled = rewarded
The verb to regale has two meanings - it can either mean 'to entertain someone,' or it can mean 'to supply someone with something.' Here, the latter meaning is used - the donkey thought he would be given a cabbage-stalk or two for his hard work.
