HMMT 2012 U8
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Amy and Ben need to eat 1000 total carrots and 1000 total muffins. The muffins can not be eaten until all the carrots are eaten. Furthermore, Amy can not eat a muffin within 5 minutes of eating a carrot and neither can Ben. If Amy eats 40 carrots per minute and 70 muffins per minute and Ben eats 60 carrots per minute and 30 muffins per minute, what is the minimum number of minutes it will take them to finish the food?
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