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    Question

    A train travelling at a uniform speed, clears a platform

    240 meters long in 10 seconds and passes a telegraph post in 6 seconds. Find the length of the train and its speed
    A 180m,343km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 250m,125km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 360m,216km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 320m,225km/h Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the speed of the train be x m/sec and the length of the train be y m, then According to the question x = (240 + y) / 10 ----(1)   x = y / 6 ----(2) From equation (1) and equation (2)   y / 6 = (240 + y) / 10 2y = 1400 + 6y   10y - 6y = 1440   y = 1440/4 =360m The length of the train is 360 m From equation (2) x = 360/6   x = 60 m/sec   x = 60 x 18/5 x = 216 km/hr The speed of a train is 216 km/hr.

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