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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In 2018, a racing driver was allowed to use the Drag Reduction System provided that the car was within 1 second of the car ahead. Suppose that two cars were 1 second apart, each travelling at 180 km/h (in the same direction!). How many metres apart were they?

(A) $100$ (B) $50$ (C) $10$ (D) $5$ (E) $1$

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