Jane Street

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Jane Street

Person A walks up an escalator at 2 steps/second. Person B walks up the same escalator at 3 steps/second and gets on 5 seconds after Person A, arriving at the top X seconds after Person A. If the escalator moves at 1 step/second, how many steps are visible on the escalator at any given moment?

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