2021 Spring LMT Division A Problem 26, B Problem 27
Source:
January 22, 2022
algebra
Problem Statement
Chandler the Octopus along with his friends Maisy the Bear and Jeff the Frog are solving LMT problems. It takes Maisy minutes to solve a problem, Chandler minutes to solve a problem and Jeff minutes to solve a problem. They start at pm, and Chandler has a dentist appointment from pm to , after which he comes back and continues solving LMT problems. The time it will take for them to finish solving LMT problems, in hours, is ,where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find . Note: they may collaborate on problems.Proposed by Aditya Rao