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A 200 m long rain is running at a speed of 54 km/hr. On the parallel and a different track, another train 300 m long is running at a speed of 72 km/hr. Both the trains are running in the same direction. Find out how much will it take the train to cross each other?
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- 90 sec
- 100 sec
- 120 sec
- 150 sec
Correct Option: B
We know that, when the trains are moving in the same direction,
Relative speed= Difference between the speed of train
and total distance for crossing each other = Sum of the length of train
Therefore, Relative speed = 72 km/hr - 54 km /hr = 18 km/hr
Relative speed in m/sec = 18 km/hr x 5/18 = 5 m/sec
and Total distance = 200m + 300m = 500m
and Total time taken to cross each other = Total distance in meter/ Relative speed in m/sec
= 500 m / (5 m/sec) = 100 sec
