Two cars start driving toward each other from towns that are 300 miles apart. Car A travels at 60 mph and Car B travels at 40 mph. How many hours will it take for them to meet?
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Their combined closing speed is 60 + 40 = 100 mph. To cover the 300 miles between them, time = distance / speed = 300 / 100 = 3 hours.
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