Practice problem
Invariants and Monovariants in Dynamical Systems
There are 25 ants on a number line; five at each of the coordinates , , , , and . Each minute, one ant moves from its current position to a position one unit away. What is the minimum number of minutes that must pass before it is possible for no two ants to be on the same coordinate?
Source: 2012-2013 Winter Online Math Open