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"They are moving toward each other," Maxim realized. "So I add the speeds! He divided the total distance by the combined speed:

Since you didn't specify a specific (e.g., "number 45" or "page 12"), I have written a story about a student named Maxim who is trying to solve a tricky problem from that exact textbook by V.N. Rudnitskaya and T.V. Yudacheva . The Mystery of the Missing Train

Maxim closed his eyes. Suddenly, the walls of his room faded away. He wasn't in his bedroom anymore; he was standing on a windy platform at Station A. A giant steam engine hissed beside him. The conductor, who looked remarkably like the illustration of a wise owl from his textbook, checked a gold pocket watch.

"Two hours!" Maxim shouted over the roar of the engine. "They will meet in exactly two hours, at 10:00 AM!"

"We're behind schedule, Maxim!" the Owl-Conductor hooted. "If we don't calculate the meeting point with the freight train from Station B, we’ll be stuck in the snowy pass forever!"