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A train started from a station after 20 minutes, it traveled for 50 minutes and arrived at the next station. How much distance did it cover from the previous station to the current station?

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250 miles

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200 miles

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150 miles

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350 miles

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Solution

The correct option is A 250 miles
From the graph, we can understand that the train started from the point (20,100) and reached the point (70,350)

Distance traveled = 350 - 100
= 250 miles

Hence, the train traveled 250 miles between the two stations.

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