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AIME 1998 Problem 9

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Two mathematicians take a morning coffee break each day. They arrive at the cafeteria independently, at random times between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and stay for exactly mm minutes. The probability that either one arrives while the other is in the cafeteria is 40%,40 \%, and m=a−bc,m = a - b\sqrt {c}, where a,b,a, b, and cc are positive integers, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a+b+c.a + b + c.

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