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Points `A` and `B` are 70 km. apart on a highway. A car starts from `A` and another car starts from `B` simultaneously. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours, but if they travel towards each other, they meet in one hour. Find the speed of the two cars.

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Speed from point `A = 40 km//h` oint B = 30 km/h
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