Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Trains - General Questions (Q.No. 1)
1.
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:
587 comments Page 8 of 59.

Satish said:   1 decade ago
Another simple way.
We have to find the length of the train (in mts).
Given in km/Hr ==> 5/18 mts/sec. (1).
Also given time to cross the post i.e. in Sec.
Multiply 1 & sec => (mts/sec) *sec ==mts (ur answer).

Aditya said:   1 decade ago
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Litukander said:   8 years ago
Train of length = x.
Speed of train is 60km/hr.
1km is 1000 * 60 =60000.
1hr is 60 minutes * 1hr =3600.
60000 ÷ 3600=16.6667.

Said that 9sec crosses a pole ,then
X = 16.667 * 9sec = 150m.
Distance = speed * time.

Sushmi said:   1 decade ago
Length of a train = (speed *time).

1 km - 1000 meter.
60 km - ?
60*1000 = 6000 meter = speed.
1 hr - 3600 seconds.

? - 9 second.
3600/9 = time.

So, LENGTH OF TRAIN = 6000*3600/9 = 150 METER.
THIS METHOD VERY EASY.

Petchi Raja said:   2 years ago
@All.

Here, is my expplanation.

The train runs at 60 km/hr which means it will reach 60 km in 60 mins.
therefore 1 km/min = 1000m/60s = 16.66m/1s,
The train crosses 16.66 metres for each second.
So 16.66 * 9 = 150.
(185)

Kusuma said:   1 decade ago
In simple way,

time/time = length/length.

Here we convert the 1 hour into seconds and the given time is 9 seconds.

We convert the kilo meters into meters then we can easily solve it.

3600/9 = 6000/x.

X = 150m.

Rider said:   6 years ago
60 km / hour means 1km per min and also 500m in 30s and 250m in 15 sec .
So, 250m per 15sec divide 250 and 15 by 5.
So we get 3sec speed which is 50m and we multiply 3 and 50 m by 3 we get the 9sec speed which 150m.

Rajesh N Madavi said:   2 years ago
Time = Length of the train/Speed of the train.
Time is in seconds, do speed should be in metres/Seconds.
60 km/hr = 60 × 5/18 m/s = 50/3 m/s.
9 seconds = length/50/3.
9 × 50/3 = length.
length = 3 × 50 = 150 metre.
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SRUJANKUMAR said:   2 years ago
The speed of train in 1sec =(60*5)/18=16.66666666666667 m/sec,
As we know that an object or a thing can be crossed with the length of a train
we took 9sec then
The length of train = 16.66666666666667 * 9 = 150 m.
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Raushan kumar said:   2 years ago
Given, that.

Speed=60 km/hr.
Time=9 sec.
Time is given in sec so we convert the given speed km/hr into sec.

So, 60*5/18 m/sec=50/3 m/sec.
Therefore, the length of the train is =>speed * time.
50/3*9= 150 m/s.
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