"It’s No. 446," Alyosha sighed. "The 'Reshebnik' (solution guide) in my head is broken."
"Forty-two minutes!" he shouted. "They meet in forty-two minutes." "It’s No
"Need a hand?" his older sister, Katya, asked, leaning against the doorframe. "It’s No. 446
In the small, sun-drenched town of Primorsk , a fourth-grader named Alyosha sat staring at his textbook. The clock was ticking toward 8:00 PM, and he was stuck on the infamous Problem Number 446 . sun-drenched town of Primorsk
Suddenly, the abstract numbers turned into a story. Alyosha saw the steam from the engines. He understood that their speeds added up. With a quick scribble, he divided the total distance by their combined speed.