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Puzzle of the Day

These puzzles are also printed in Eight days a week, a booklet published by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

A ship leaves port and when it is 180 miles from shore a seaplane which flies ten times as fast as the ship follows it. How far from shore does the plane catch up with the ship?

Answer: 200 miles