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two buses start simultaneoulsly towards each othehr from towns A and B which are 480 km apart. The first bus taken 8 hours to travel form A to B while the second bus takes 12 hours to travel from B to A. determine when and where the buses will meet.

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4. 8 h, 288 km from A
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