Mervin and Leela are in bumper cars. They are at opposite ends of a 100-meter track heading toward each other. If Mervin moves at a rate of 5.5 meters per second and Leela moves at a rate of 3.2 meters per second, how long does it take for them to collide?
Mervin and Leela are in bumper cars. They are at opposite ends of a 100-meter track heading toward each other. If Mervin moves at a rate of 5.5 meters per second and Leela moves at a rate of 3.2 meters per second, how long does it take for them to collide?
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track heading toward each other. If Mervin moves at a rate of 5.5 meters per
second and Leela moves at a rate of 3.2 meters per second, how long does it take
for them to collide?
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