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Two horses start trotting towards each other, one from A to B and another from B to A. They cross each other after one hour and the first horse reaches B, 5/6 hour before the second horse reaches A. If the distance between A and B is 50 km. What is the speed of the slower horse?

A

30 km/h

B

15 km/h

C

25 km/h

D

20 km/h

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