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Jim paddles from one shore of a lake 3 miles wide at 4 mph, and John paddles from the opposite shore at 5 mph. How long will they travel before they meet?

A. 20 minutes
B. 27 minutes
C. 3 hours
D. 1 hour, 24 minutes

my calculations lead me to A or C

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a because if you do five times four is will equal twenty
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