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Two Trains Puzzle


	Two trains 100 kilometers apart head toward each other, each travelling at the same speed. A bumblebee zigzags from one to the other until they meet and it is squashed. How far does the bumblebee travel?


	Contributed by: Jacqueline D. Wandzura and Stephen M. Wandzura Based on a program by: Eric W. Weisstein
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Contributed by: Jacqueline D. Wandzura and Stephen M. Wandzura

Based on a program by: Eric W. Weisstein

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