Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Trains - General Questions (Q.No. 1)
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A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
120 metres
180 metres
324 metres
150 metres
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Speed = 60 x 5 m/sec = 50 m/sec.
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Length of the train = (Speed x Time).

Length of the train = 50 x 9 m = 150 m.
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Discussion:
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Rayees Khan Aryan said:   10 years ago
Length of a Train.

T = (LT+LP)/S
LT = LENGTH OF A TRAIN = ?
LP = LENGTH OF A PLATFORM = 0
S = SPEED = (60*5)/18 = 50/3
T= TIME= 9.

NOW AS PER THE QUESTION.

9 = (?+0)/ (50/3),
=> ? = (9 * 50)/3 = 150 M.

Srivatsan C said:   4 weeks ago
In one our travels 60 km.
In 60 min travels 60km which is in 1 min travels 1 km and in 60 sec it travels 1000 m.
Then, in 1 sec travels 16.666m.
As the train reaches the pole in 9 sec, so 16.66 * 9 = 150.
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Jagadeesh said:   1 decade ago
Here, give train travels at a speed of (60*5/18) m/s, that is for one second it travels a distance of 50/3 m/s. So the distance traveled for 9 seconds gives the actual length of train, that is 50/3*9=150m.

Rajneesh said:   9 years ago
Speed = Ditance/Time.
Distance = Speed * Time.
Or lenght = Speed * Time .
=( 60 *5/18) * 9,
= 50/3 * 9,
= 50 * 3 ,
= 150 meter.

Yahya Haider said:   1 decade ago
60 km = 60 x 1000 m = 60000 m.

1 hour = 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds.

So, Length/Distance = Speed x Time.

= 60000 m/3600 s x 9 s.

= 149.999.

= nearly 150m.

Therefore option D is correct answer.

Jai said:   4 years ago
from the above statement:

60,000 m is crossed in=>3600 s.
? m is crossed in=> 9 s.

60000/x => 3600/9.

Do a normal cross-division method to find x. That's the answer.
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Gowtham reddy said:   1 decade ago
Length of the train = 9*50/3 = 150.

If train crosses pole in 20 seconds.

Length of the train = 20*50/3?

Is the length of the train depend on the time the it crosses the pole? Please answer.

VIVEK KUMAR said:   9 years ago
Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a pole or standing man or a signal post is equal to the time taken by the train to cover l metres. How? explain me with simplification, please.

Jayakumar said:   1 decade ago
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Sathya said:   1 decade ago
10/36 = 5/18.

If both numerator and denominator can divide by a Single number, then you can divide it.

Here in above problem 10 and 36 both are dividing by 2, that's why the answer is 5/18.


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