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Mr.Sam takes 18 hours to go by train to a certain city and return by car. He loses 4 hours if he goes both ways by train. How lng would he have taken if he had traveled by car in both ways?

A) 22 hrs
B) 18 hrs
C) 16 hrs
D) 20 hrs
E) 14 hrs


Letting t = the one-way time by train and c = the one-way time by car, we can create the equations:

t + c = 18

and

2t = 22

t = 11

Thus, c = 18 - 11 = 7, so both ways by car would take 14 hours.

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He loses 4 hours doesn't mean he goes faster by 4 hours?

I mean think about it,
If you "lose" 4 hours that means you got there faster...
Like losing weight

I understood it took him 14 hours by train both ways.. and that's very annoying

also from real world logic, a train should be faster! there's traffic with a car.
I hope the real test won't have such q's
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