Two cars travel at the same time from two point (A and B), which are 10km apart. It took the first car 20 minutes to travel from point A to B while it took 16 minutes for the other car to travel from point B to A. After how many minutes did the cars passed by each other if they travel at their respective uniform velocities.     Select one: a. 9.67 minutes b. 8.89 minutes  c. 9.89 minutes  d.  10 minutes

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Two cars travel at the same time from two point (A and B), which are 10km apart. It took the first car 20 minutes to travel from point A to B while it took 16 minutes for the other car to travel from point B to A. After how many minutes did the cars passed by each other if they travel at their respective uniform velocities.

 

 

Select one:
a. 9.67 minutes
b. 8.89 minutes 
c. 9.89 minutes 
d.  10 minutes
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