2023 AMC 12A Problem 1

Cities A and B are 45 miles apart. Alicia lives in A and Beth lives in B. Alicia bikes towards B at 18 miles per hour. Leaving at the same time, Beth bikes toward A at 12 miles per hour. How many miles from City A will they be when they meet?

\textbf{(A)} 20 \qquad \textbf{(B)} 24 \qquad \textbf{(C)} 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)} 26 \qquad \textbf{(E)} 27

Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.