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rates, control car switching between moving bicyclicsts

Source: Bulgaria 1970 P2

June 22, 2021
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Problem Statement

Two bicyclists traveled the distance from AA to BB, which is 100100 km, with speed 3030 km/h and it is known that the first started 3030 minutes before the second. 2020 minutes after the start of the first bicyclist from AA, there is a control car started whose speed is 9090 km/h and it is known that the car is reached the first bicyclist and is driving together with him for 1010 minutes, went back to the second and was driving for 1010 minutes with him and after that the car is started again to the first bicyclist with speed 9090 km/h and etc. to the end of the distance. How many times will the car drive together with the first bicyclist?
K. Dochev