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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2025

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Five squirrels V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting on the line shown below. There are six nuts on the line, marked with crosses. At one instant, the five squirrels start running towards the nearest nut at the same speed. As soon as a squirrel reaches a nut, it picks it up and starts running towards the next nearest nut. Which squirrel will get two nuts?

(A) $V$ (B) $W$ (C) $X$ (D) $Y$ (E) $Z$

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