Clock: Reaching the place of meeting 20 minutes before 8:50 hrs Satish found himself thirty minutes earlier than the man who came 40 minutes late. What was the scheduled time of the meeting?

Satish arrived 20 minutes before 8:50 hours, which means he reached at 8:30. He was 30 minutes earlier than the man who arrived 40 minutes late. This means the other man arrived at 9:00 (8:30 + 30 minutes). Since the other man was 40 minutes late, the scheduled time of the meeting is 9:00 minus 40 minutes, which is 8:20.