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The distance between station A and B by road is 240 km and by train it is 300 km. A car starts from station A with a speed : km/hr whereas a train starts from station B with a speed 20 km/hr more than the speed of the car.
The speed of the car is:

A

60 km/hr

B

120 km/hr

C

40 km/hr

D

80 km/hr

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