Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

Problem: two cars a and b start from boston and new york respectively simultaneously and travel towards each other at constant speeds along the same route . after meeting at a point between boston and new york the two cars a and b proceed to their respective destinations of new york and boston . car a reaches new york 100 minutes after the two cars have met and car b reaches boston 90 minutes after they have met . how long did car a take to cover the distance between boston and new york ? 
Options: a ) 1 hour , b ) 1 hour 10 minutes , c ) 2 hours 30 minutes , d ) 1 hour 40 minutes , e ) 2 hours 40 minutes

e