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Question
A man travelled 80 km by car and 320 km by train to reach his destination. Find what percent of total journey did he travel by car and what percent by train?
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Solution
Distance travelled by car = 80 km.
Distance travelled by train = 320 km
Total distance = 80 + 320 km = 400 km
Percentage of distance travelled by car = `80/400 xx 100%` = 20%
Percentage of distance travelled by train = `320/400 xx 100%` = 80%
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