A yacht is travelling on a course parallel to and 80 kilometers from the straight shoreline of Palawan. Two transmitting stations are located 180 kilometers apart on the shoreline. By timing radio signals from stations, the yacht's navigator determines that the yacht is between the two stations and 60 kilometers closer to station A than to station B. Find the distance from the yacht to each station.

A yacht is travelling on a course parallel to and 80 kilometers from the straight shoreline of Palawan. Two transmitting stations are located 180 kilometers apart on the shoreline. By timing radio signals from stations, the yacht's navigator determines that the yacht is between the two stations and 60 kilometers closer to station A than to station B. Find the distance from the yacht to each station.

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