A man walks 10 km, then travels a certain distance by train and then by bus as far as twice
by the train. If the whole journey is of 70km, how far did he travel by train?
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ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟʟᴇᴅ
= 10km (by walk) + ‘x’ km (by train) +
‘2x’ km (by bus)
= (10 + 3x) km
Given that is equal to 70km
10 + 3x = 70
x = 60/3 = 20km
Therefore,
ʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟʟᴇᴅ 20 ᴋᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ.
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