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The test of the suits (Posted on 2005-06-07) Difficulty: 2 of 5
An engineer must test three space suits in two test chambers. Each suit must be tested for 1 hour at each of two pressures.

He takes 10 minutes to load a suit in a chamber, set the pressure, and start the test; 4 minutes to change the pressure in the chamber; and 10 minutes to unload a suit from a chamber.

Knowing that each chamber could contain only one suit at once, and since he can only do one load/unload at a time, can he manage to test the suits in less than 4 hours ?

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Hints/Tips re:One Way | Comment 4 of 16 |
Actually, There's no reason for 4 minutes after loading the suit. The question says "10 minutes to load a suit in a chamber, set the pressure, and start the test" So, the time is actually shorter.
  Posted by MathManiac on 2005-06-07 18:06:43
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