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A starts from a place P to go to a place Q. At the same time B starts from Q to P. If after meeting each other A and B took 4 and 9 hours more respectively to reach their destinations, the ratio of their speeds is

A

`3:2 `

B

`5:2 `

C

`9:4 `

D

`9:13`

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