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1967 AHSME Problem 27
Two candles of the same length are made of different materials so that one burns out completely at a uniform rate in 3 hours and the other in 4 hours. At what time P.M. should the candles be lighted so that, at 4 P.M., one stub is twice the length of the other?
\textbf{(A)}\ 1:24\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1:28\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1:36\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1:40\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1:48
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