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    Train travel time between stations A and B is 39 hours. Every day, a pair of trains leaves from A to B and B to A at 6 AM. If the service starts on a
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    Train travel time between stations A and B is 39 hours. Every day, a pair of trains leaves from A to B and B to A at 6 AM. If the service starts on a Monday, on which earliest day will the same train rakes start the journeys again from their original stations?

    A.

    Wednesday

    B.

    Thursday

    C.

    Friday

    D.

    Saturday

    Correct option is C

    Given:
    The travel time between stations A and B is 39 hours.
    Trains leave from A to B and B to A at 6 AM every day.
    The service starts on Monday.
    Solution:
    Train travel time between stations A and B is 39 hours. Every day a pair of trains leave from A to B and B to A at 6 AM. The service starts on a Monday.
    Train's travel time from station A to B and station B to A = Mon, 6 AM
    Train's reach time to station A to B and station B to A = Tue, 9 PM
    Now, again 
    Train's travel time from station A to B and station B to A = wed, 6 AM
    Train's reach time to station A to B and station B to A = Thu, 9 PM
    Now, the same train takes start the journeys again from their original stations and 
    Train's travel time from station A to B and station B to A = Friday, 6 AM
    Hence, Option (c) is true.

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