Problem 1299. How long do each of the stages of the rocket take to burn?
A space rocket has 3 stages:
- stage 1, s1;
- stage 2, s2;
- stage 3, s3.
If s1 burns 3 x as long as s2 which burns 2 x as long as s3 then how long did s3 burn if the total burn time was tt minutes? How long did s2 burn? s1?
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		redlonghead
    	on 22 Sep 2022
	
	
  	The main problem is the r1 and r2 not being explained but I loved it once I knew what those were supposed to be.
		alex
    	on 28 Apr 2025
	
	
  	yogurt
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