AMC 12 2009b Problem 18
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Rachel and Robert run on a circular track. Rachel runs counterclockwise and completes a lap every seconds, and Robert runs clockwise and completes a lap every seconds. Both start from the start line at the same time. At some random time between minutes and minutes after they begin to run, a photographer standing inside the track takes a picture that shows one-fourth of the track, centered on the starting line. What is the probability that both Rachel and Robert are in the picture?
\textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{16} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac18 \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {3}{16} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac14 \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {5}{16}
Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.
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