Two cars start out simultaneously from a point in the same direction; one of them going at a speed of 50 km 
and the other at 40 km 
. In half an hour, a third car starts out from the same point and overtakes the first car 1.5 hr after catching up with the second car. The speed of the third car is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Let the speed of the third car is u and it takes a time t to overtake the first car.
and 
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