On a long stretch of east-west road, A and B are two points such that B is 350 km west of A. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If they move towards each other, then they meet after 1 hour. If they both move towards east, then they meet in 7 hrs. The difference between their

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On a long stretch of east-west road, A and B are two points such that B is 350 km west of A. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If they move towards each other, then they meet after 1 hour. If they both move towards east, then they meet in 7 hrs. The difference between their speeds, in km per hour, is

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50 — If both cars travel towards east, they meet in 7 hours. Therefore the faster car starting from A covers the distance of separation of 350 km in 7 hours. Therefore, a - b = 350 7 = 50 Hence, 50.

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