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Places A and B are 100 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If they move in the same direction, they meet in 10 hours, but if they move towards each other they meet in 1 hour 40 minutes. Find the speeds of the cars.

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35 km/hour, 25 km/hour
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