Lucknow and Kanpur are 80 km apart. A train leaves Lucknow at 40 km/h and another leaves Kanpur at 60 km/h at the same time, towards each other. How far from Lucknow do they meet?

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32 km. They meet after 80/100=0.8 h. The Lucknow train covers 40×0.8=32 km. (48 km is measured from Kanpur.)

Lucknow and Kanpur are 80 km apart. A train leaves Lucknow at 40 km/h and another leaves Kanpur at 60 km/h at the same time, towards each other. How far from Lucknow do they meet?

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