Question

    A train moving at a speed of ‘x’ meters per second

    takes 12 seconds to cross a pole and 17 seconds to pass through a tunnel that is 160 meters long. Determine the value of ‘x’.
    A 36 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 40 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 35 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 32 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ, {(12 × x) + 160} = (17 × x) Or, 5x = 160 Or, x = 32

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