Bicycle pursuit calculation
The first patrol of the pupils' orientation run started at 8 a.m. at an average speed of 5 km/h. At 8:36 AM, the leader of the orienteering race followed them on a bicycle at a speed of 20 km/h. When and how far from the start will he catch up with them?
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