Question
At 5.00 p.m., a red car and a purple car left the office and travelled at average speeds in opposite directions round a 40-km route. The red car took 15 minutes to complete each round while the purple car took 25 minutes.
  1. Find the speed of the red car.
  2. Find the speed of the purple car.
  3. If the 2 cars travelled without any interval of rest, at what time would the 2 cars next meet again at the office?
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At 5.00 p.m., a red car and a purple car left the office and travelled at average speeds in opposite directions round a 40-km route. The red car took 15 minutes to complete each round while the purple car took 25 minutes.
  1. Find the speed of the red car.
  2. Find the speed of the purple car.
  3. If the 2 cars travelled without any interval of rest, at what time would the 2 cars next meet again at the office?