Two cars start at the same time from opposite ends of a highway that is 50 miles long. One car is riding at 12 mph and the second car is riding at 13 mph. How long after they begin will they meet?
A
1
B
1.25
C
1.50
D
1.75
E
2
Correct answer: E
Explanation
Time they will meet = total distance/ relative speed= 50/12+13 = 50/25 = 2
Source: Algebra word problems from the AQuA-RAT dataset (Ling et al., 2017), published by Google DeepMind under the Apache License 2.0.
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