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THERE WERE 65 PEOPLE TO BEGIN WITH. 19 PEOPLE GETTING OFF THE TRAIN CAN BE REPRESENTED BY -19, AND 17 PEOPLE GETTING ON THE TRAIN AS +17. -19 + 17 = -2, MEANING THAT THERE WAS A NET LOSS OF TWO PEOPLE. IF THERE ARE 63 PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN NOW, THAT MEANS THERE WERE 65 TO BEGIN WITH IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GUESS ONLY THREE FRUITS CORRECTLY, THE FOURTH FRUIT WILL BE CORRECT TOO! SO NOBODY HAS GUESSED THREE FRUITS CORRECTLY AND SO 10 (123 - 43 - 39 - 31 = 10) PEOPLE HAVE GUESSED FOUR FRUITS CORRECTLY YES. HE TOOK AS MUCH TIME FOR THE SECOND HALF OF HIS TRIP AS THE WHOLE TRIP WOULD HAVE TAKEN ON FOOT. SO NO MATTER HOW FAST THE TRAIN WAS, HE LOST EXACTLY AS MUCH TIME AS HE SPENT ON THE TRAIN. HE WOULD HAVE SAVED 1⁄30 OF THE TIME BY WALKING ALL THE WAY THE TRAIN IS ABOUT TO LEAVE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE TRAIN. THE AMOUNT OF TIME TAKEN TO TRAVEL TO THE HALFWAY POINT AT 15 MILES AN HOUR IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TAKEN TO REACH THE TRAIN STATION WHEN TRAVELLING TO THE RAILROAD STATION AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S ASSUME THAT THE DISTANCE TO TRAVEL IS 30 MILES. WHEN TRAVELLING AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, IT TAKES 1 HOUR. WHEN TRAVELLING AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, IT WILL ALREADY TAKE 1 HOUR TO REACH THE HALFWAY POINT