A car leaves a town at 110 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 125 kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later?

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A car leaves a town at 110 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 125 kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later?

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