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A matatu left town A at 7.00 a.m and travelled towards a town B at an average speed of 60km/h. A second matatu left town B...

A matatu left town A at 7.00 a.m and travelled towards a town B at an average speed of 60km/h.
A second matatu left town B at 8.00 a.m and travelled towards town A at an average 60 km/h. If the distance between the two towns is 400 km, find:
a) The time at which the two matatus met.
b) The distance of the meeting point from town A.

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