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diff --git a/exercises/20_threads/README.md b/exercises/20_threads/README.md
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+# Threads
+
+In most current operating systems, an executed program's code is run in a process, and the operating system manages multiple processes at once.
+Within your program, you can also have independent parts that run simultaneously. The features that run these independent parts are called threads.
+
+## Further information
+
+- [Dining Philosophers example](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.4.0/book/dining-philosophers.html)
+- [Using Threads to Run Code Simultaneously](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch16-01-threads.html)
diff --git a/exercises/20_threads/threads1.rs b/exercises/20_threads/threads1.rs
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+// threads1.rs
+//
+// This program spawns multiple threads that each run for at least 250ms, and
+// each thread returns how much time they took to complete. The program should
+// wait until all the spawned threads have finished and should collect their
+// return values into a vector.
+//
+// Execute `rustlings hint threads1` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a
+// hint.
+
+// I AM NOT DONE
+
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut handles = vec![];
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        handles.push(thread::spawn(move || {
+            let start = Instant::now();
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(250));
+            println!("thread {} is complete", i);
+            start.elapsed().as_millis()
+        }));
+    }
+
+    let mut results: Vec<u128> = vec![];
+    for handle in handles {
+        // TODO: a struct is returned from thread::spawn, can you use it?
+    }
+
+    if results.len() != 10 {
+        panic!("Oh no! All the spawned threads did not finish!");
+    }
+
+    println!();
+    for (i, result) in results.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        println!("thread {} took {}ms", i, result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/exercises/20_threads/threads2.rs b/exercises/20_threads/threads2.rs
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+// threads2.rs
+//
+// Building on the last exercise, we want all of the threads to complete their
+// work but this time the spawned threads need to be in charge of updating a
+// shared value: JobStatus.jobs_completed
+//
+// Execute `rustlings hint threads2` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a
+// hint.
+
+// I AM NOT DONE
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+struct JobStatus {
+    jobs_completed: u32,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let status = Arc::new(JobStatus { jobs_completed: 0 });
+    let mut handles = vec![];
+    for _ in 0..10 {
+        let status_shared = Arc::clone(&status);
+        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(250));
+            // TODO: You must take an action before you update a shared value
+            status_shared.jobs_completed += 1;
+        });
+        handles.push(handle);
+    }
+    for handle in handles {
+        handle.join().unwrap();
+        // TODO: Print the value of the JobStatus.jobs_completed. Did you notice
+        // anything interesting in the output? Do you have to 'join' on all the
+        // handles?
+        println!("jobs completed {}", ???);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/exercises/20_threads/threads3.rs b/exercises/20_threads/threads3.rs
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+// threads3.rs
+//
+// Execute `rustlings hint threads3` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a
+// hint.
+
+// I AM NOT DONE
+
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+struct Queue {
+    length: u32,
+    first_half: Vec<u32>,
+    second_half: Vec<u32>,
+}
+
+impl Queue {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Queue {
+            length: 10,
+            first_half: vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+            second_half: vec![6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn send_tx(q: Queue, tx: mpsc::Sender<u32>) -> () {
+    let qc = Arc::new(q);
+    let qc1 = Arc::clone(&qc);
+    let qc2 = Arc::clone(&qc);
+
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        for val in &qc1.first_half {
+            println!("sending {:?}", val);
+            tx.send(*val).unwrap();
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+        }
+    });
+
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        for val in &qc2.second_half {
+            println!("sending {:?}", val);
+            tx.send(*val).unwrap();
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn main() {
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+    let queue = Queue::new();
+    let queue_length = queue.length;
+
+    send_tx(queue, tx);
+
+    let mut total_received: u32 = 0;
+    for received in rx {
+        println!("Got: {}", received);
+        total_received += 1;
+    }
+
+    println!("total numbers received: {}", total_received);
+    assert_eq!(total_received, queue_length)
+}