Since there seems to be a revived interest in math problems, here's one I got from a friend a while ago (which I couldn't resist adding my own spin on ;P):
Bonanova, Prime, Chuck Rampart, and Prof. Templeton are each standing at one of the corners of a square room of length 20, puzzling over the latest probability problem. At the exact same moment, they each come up with the solution and, simultaneously, each person begins to run towards the person adjacent to them in the counterclockwise direction to share their ideas. If they all run at the same constant speed and always directly towards their respective targets, what is the total distance they travel before meeting in the center of the square?
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Yoruichi-san
Since there seems to be a revived interest in math problems, here's one I got from a friend a while ago (which I couldn't resist adding my own spin on ;P):
Bonanova, Prime, Chuck Rampart, and Prof. Templeton are each standing at one of the corners of a square room of length 20, puzzling over the latest probability problem. At the exact same moment, they each come up with the solution and, simultaneously, each person begins to run towards the person adjacent to them in the counterclockwise direction to share their ideas. If they all run at the same constant speed and always directly towards their respective targets, what is the total distance they travel before meeting in the center of the square?
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