A man covers a certain distance by a train running at a speed of 40 km/hr and covers the same distance back by walking at a speed of 8 km/hr. If the whole journey took 12 hours, then what is the distance of one side of the journey (in km)?

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Given:
Speed of the train = 40 km/hr

Speed of the Person (while walking) = 8km/hr

Time taken = 12 hours

Formula used:

Time taken = Distance/Speed

Calculation:

Time taken by the train at a speed of 40 kmph + Time taken by walking at 8 kmph = 12 hours 

Let ‘d’ be the distance of one side travel

(d/40) + (d/8) = 12

⇒ (d + 5d)/40 = 12

⇒ d = (40 × 12)/6 = 80 kms

∴ One side distance = 80 kms.

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