Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 753

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Algebra Difficulty 5.3 Find the answer

46. At 8:00 AM, Xiao Zhang departs from location A to location B at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. At 9:00 AM, Xiao Wang departs from location B to location A. After reaching location B, Xiao Zhang immediately returns along the same route and both arrive at location A exactly at 12:00 PM. How far from location A did the two meet? \qquad kilometers.

Official solution

Answer: 96

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