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Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."
- Marie Curie

Each of these questions is followed by three statements. You have to study the question and all the three statements given to decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is redundant and can be dispensed with while answering the given question.

1. 

At what time will the train reach city X from city Y?

I. 

The train crosses another train of equal length of 200 metres and running in opposite directions in 15 seconds.

II. 

The train leaves city Y and 7.15 a.m. for city X situated at a distance of 558 km.

 III. 

The 200 metres long train crosses a signal pole in 10 seconds.

[A]. I only
[B]. II only
[C]. III only
[D]. II and III only
[E]. All I, II and III are required.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

From the statement I, we get length of the train is 200 metres (Redundant info while comparing with Statement III). The rest of the info given in this statement cannot be used for calculating the speed of the train, because the two trains might run at different speed.

III gives, speed = 200 m/sec = 20 m/sec = 20 x 18 km/hr = 72 km/hr.
10 5

II gives, time taken = 558 hrs = 31 hrs = 7 3 hrs = 7 hrs 45 min.
72 4 4

So, the train will reach city X at 3 p.m.

Hence II and III only gives the answer.


Anu said: (Sat, Mar 19, 2011 12:12:31 AM)    
 
Can anyone explain why 72 divides 558km.

Leeba said: (Thu, Jun 9, 2011 01:16:25 AM)    
 
Because,

Time = Distance/Speed.

Vinod Agrawal said: (Sun, Jun 26, 2011 11:46:39 PM)    
 
Just to get the time taken by the train to reach at City Y.

Master said: (Tue, Aug 23, 2011 08:16:33 PM)    
 
The answer should be A.

The question clearly says which information is redundant & can be dispensed. Statement I is not required to solve it, so answer should be option A.

Richu said: (Thu, Jan 26, 2012 06:08:07 PM)    
 
Ya me too agreeing with you @Mr Master.

First sentence is not telling about the speed of the second train.

Also second and third statements are also not telling about the speed of the second train. So First sentence is unnecesssary.

The explanation given to it is correct but the answer option is wrong.

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