The hare and the tortoise had a race over 100 m, in which both maintained constant speeds. When the hare reached the finish line, it was 75 m in front of the tortoise. The hare immediately turned around and ran back towards the start line. How far from the finish line did the hare and the tortoise meet?
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54 m
60 m
64 m
66⅔ m
72 m
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