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Two men `8(1)/(4)` kilometres apart, start to walk at the same time . If they walk in the same direction they meet in 11 hours but if they approach each other , they meet in 1 hour . Find their velocitites.

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`4(1)/(2)"km"//h,3(3)/(4)`
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