A straight road connects points A and B. Car 1 travels from A to B and Car 2 travels from B to A, both leaving

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A straight road connects points A and B. Car 1 travels from A to B and Car 2 travels from B to A, both leaving at the same time. After meeting each other, they take 45 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively, to complete their journeys. If Car 1 travels at the speed of 60 km/hr, then the speed of Car 2, in km/hr, is

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90. Let the speed of Car 2 be 'x' kmph and the time taken by the two cars to meet be 't' hours. In 't' hours, Car 1 travels ( 60 × t ) k m \left(60\ 	imes\ tight)\ km ( 60 × t ) k m while Car 2 travels ( x × t ) k m \left(x\ 	imes\ tight)\ km ( x × t ) k m It is given that the time taken by Car 1