A train travels between four stations A, B, C, and D on Monday and Tuesday. The average speed of the train for the entire journey on Monday is 50 km/h...

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A train travels between four stations A, B, C, and D on Monday and Tuesday. The average speed of the train for the entire journey on Monday is 50 km/h50 \text{ km/h}, while on Tuesday it is 62.5 km/h62.5 \text{ km/h}. On Monday, the train takes 1 hour less to cover the distance between stations A and B compared to Tuesday. The time taken to travel from B to C is the same on both days. However, the train takes 3 hours more to cover the distance between C and D on Monday than on Tuesday. The distance between A and B is 40% less than the distance between C and D. The distance between B and C is 50% more than the distance between A and B. Note that the train does not stop at any station between A and D.

What is the difference between the distances from station A to B and from station C to D?

Options

A.

60 km

B.

20 km

C.

80 km

D.

40 km

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