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To automobiles are 150 k/m apart and traveling toward each other.One automobile is moving at 60km/h and the other is moving at 40km/h mph.In how many hours will they meet?

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12P

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