GATE Mechanical 2014 Set 1 | GA Question: 8

A train that is $280$ $meters$ long, traveling at a uniform speed, crosses a platform in $60$ seconds and passes a man standing on the platform in $20$ seconds. What is the length of the platform in $meters$?

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