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| − | + | Two towns, <math>A</math> and <math>B</math>, are connected by a straight road, <math>15</math> miles long. Traveling from town <math>A</math> to town <math>B</math>, the speed limit changes every <math>5</math> miles: from <math>25</math> to <math>40</math> to <math>20</math> miles per hour (mph). Two cars, one at town <math>A</math> and one at town <math>B</math>, start moving toward each other at the same time. They drive at exactly the speed limit in each portion of the road. How far from town <math>A</math>, in miles, will the two cars meet? | |
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| + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 7.75\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8.25\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8.5\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8.75</math> | ||
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Two towns, 
and 
, are connected by a straight road, 
miles long. Traveling from town to town , the speed limit changes every 
miles: from 
to 
to 
miles per hour (mph). Two cars, one at town and one at town , start moving toward each other at the same time. They drive at exactly the speed limit in each portion of the road. How far from town , in miles, will the two cars meet?
