1959 AHSME Problems/Problem 30
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Problem
can run around a circular track in seconds. , running in the opposite direction, meets every seconds. What is 's time to run around the track, expressed in seconds?
Solution
In seconds, A will complete of the track. This means that B will complete of the track in seconds, meaning that to complete the whole track (making the fraction 1), it will take seconds. So the answer is .