Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Trains - General Questions (Q.No. 6)

Problems on Trains

A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?

65 sec

89 sec

100 sec

150 sec

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Speed =		240	m/sec = 10 m/sec.
		24

Required time =		240 + 650	sec = 89 sec.
		10

Discussion:

202 comments Page 18 of 21.

Givid said: 1 decade ago

240+650/10.

Why do we divide it by 10 sec finally?

Santosh devre said: 9 years ago

65 answer is correct.

I too get the answer as 65.

Sarah said: 1 decade ago

@Kirubanidhi

Thanks for the clear explanation.

Sonam gupta said: 2 decades ago

Please explain all in details.

I'm not getting.

(1)

Viji said: 1 decade ago

Neetu your explanation cleared my doubt. Thanks.

Shro said: 1 decade ago

Thanks Kirubanidhi for the right explanation :).

T.S.Vijay said: 4 years ago

Thanks for explaining that option B is correct.

(2)

T.S.Vijay said: 4 years ago

Thanks for explaining that option B is correct.

Pooja said: 1 decade ago

Can any tell me why there is need to add 240 ?

Ravinderreddy said: 1 decade ago

Why to add train length &platform length?

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