Two schoolgirls were traveling from the city to a dacha (summer cottage) on an electric train.
“I notice,” one of the girls said, “that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction pass us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?”
“Twelve, of course,” the other girl answered, “because 60 divided by 5 equals 12.”
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
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