Two ants are moving from their farms towards each other. Ant A is moving at a speed of 9 cm per hour and ant B is moving at a speed of 6 cm per hour. If the farms are 75 cm away from each other, what will be the distance (in cm) that ant A travels until meeting ant B? Choose the correct answer.
A) 45
B) 48
C) 51
D) 54
E) 57
The two ants move a total of 15 cm per hour.   The time it takes until they meet is  75/15= 
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<output>5</output>
5 hours.   In that time, the distance that ant A travels is 5*9= 
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<output>45</output>
45 cm.   The answer is 45.
<result>A</result>
Two ants are moving from their farms towards each other. Ant A is moving at a speed of 9 cm per hour and ant B is moving at a speed of 6 cm per hour. If the farms are 75 cm away from each other, what will be the distance (in cm) that ant A travels until meeting ant B?