Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Trains - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
120 m
240 m
300 m
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Speed = 54 x 5 m/sec = 15 m/sec.
18

Length of the train = (15 x 20)m = 300 m.

Let the length of the platform be x metres.

Then, x + 300 = 15
36

x + 300 = 540

x = 240 m.

Discussion:
276 comments Page 27 of 28.

Bboy said:   9 years ago
Why have we divided by 36?

Zainab said:   8 years ago
@Frank.

Good explanation.

Ramu said:   6 years ago
Any one please explain me.

Mahesh Kariya said:   6 years ago
(36-20)X(54X(5/18)) = 240.

Shantanu said:   1 decade ago
Why x and 300m are added?

Pria said:   8 years ago
What is reference point?

Kavya said:   7 years ago
Very good answer @Vetri.

Aashish kumar said:   8 years ago
Why we multiply 15*20?

Sivramakrishna said:   2 decades ago
How you took (15*20)?

Sanjay punj said:   1 decade ago
Thanks sachin kamble.


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