A train passes through a long tunnel in the mountains. The train is 125 meters long, and travels at 40 kilometers per hour
Just as the last car is completely inside the tunnel, a man begins walking from the end of the train to the front. He walks at 5 kilometers per hour and reaches the front of the train just as it emerges into the daylight.
How long is the tunnel?
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