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A man walks 10 km then travels a certain distance by train and then by bus as far as twice by train. If the whole journey is of 70 km how far did he travel by train?

Let the man travel by the train be x


So travel by the bus is = 2x


Total distance travelled = 70km


According to question,


x + 2x + 10 = 70


3x = 70–10


3x = 60


x = 20


Distance travel by the train is 20km


Distance travel by the bus is 40km


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