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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Sam bicycles at 16 km/h and Chris bicycles at 24 km/h. At noon, Sam is 1 km north of Chris, and each begins to ride north. How many minutes will it take for Chris to catch Sam?

(A) $1\frac{1}{2}$ (B) $2\frac{1}{2}$ (C) $3\frac{3}{4}$ (D) $7\frac{1}{2}$ (E) $8$

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