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| − | + | Al walks down to the bottom of an escalator that is moving up and he counts 150 steps. His friend, Bob, walks up to the top of the escalator and counts 75 steps. If Al's speed of walking (in steps per unit time) is three times Bob's walking speed, how many steps are visible on the escalator at a given time? (Assume that this value is constant.) | |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[1987 AIME Problems]] | * [[1987 AIME Problems]] | ||
{{AIME box|year=1987|num-b=9|num-a=11}} | {{AIME box|year=1987|num-b=9|num-a=11}} | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 10 February 2007
Problem
Al walks down to the bottom of an escalator that is moving up and he counts 150 steps. His friend, Bob, walks up to the top of the escalator and counts 75 steps. If Al's speed of walking (in steps per unit time) is three times Bob's walking speed, how many steps are visible on the escalator at a given time? (Assume that this value is constant.)
Solution
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See also
| 1987 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
| All AIME Problems and Solutions | ||
