Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The escalator

Jill was walking upwards on an escalator, with a speed of 1 step per second. After 50 steps she was at the top. Jack was running downwards the same escalator at the same time with a speed of 5 steps per second. After 125 steps he reached at the bottom of the escalator. How many steps do they need if the escalator stands still?