Puzzle - Two Runners
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wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 11:30 last edited by
Two runners - let’s call them Rich and Klaus - start together on a circular track, running at different but constant speeds. If they head in opposite directions, they meet after a minute; if they head in the same direction, they meet after an hour. What is the ratio of their speeds?
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wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 13:16 last edited by Klaus
Rich is way faster than me than merely a factor of
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wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 13:17 last edited by
Spoiler doesn’t seem to work. I thought it was because you added carriage returns so I removed them but that wasn’t it.
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wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 13:30 last edited by
You got the right answer, though. No need to repost it. Gives others the chance.
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wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 16:43 last edited by
Hmm. Seems interesting. I will think about it (and probably not be able to solve it!!)