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69th Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus algebra

Problem

The cyclist went from to , and after 15 minutes a second cyclist followed him. 27 minutes after the second cyclist's start, the motorcyclist went from to . All three of them met exactly midway between and . The motorcyclist turned around when reached , and the second cyclist turned around when reached . After that all three again met at some point. Find the time which the motorcyclist spent to drive from to .
Solution
Answer: 36 minutes.
Final answer
36 minutes

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