SOLUTION: A train, after traveling for 3 hours, was detained 40 minutes. Then it proceeded at 5/6 its former rate and arrived 10 minutes late. If the delay had occurred at a point 15 kilomet

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Question 347474: A train, after traveling for 3 hours, was detained 40 minutes. Then it proceeded at 5/6 its former rate and arrived 10 minutes late. If the delay had occurred at a point 15 kilometers farther from its destination, the train would have been only 5 minutes late. Find the rate of the train and the total distance traveled.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The train cannot arrive 5 minutes earlier if the delay happens sooner ("farther

from its destination"), because the post-delay speed is slower. There is a

typo here.