Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Trains - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
45 km/hr
50 km/hr
54 km/hr
55 km/hr
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Speed of the train relative to man = 125 m/sec
10

   = 25 m/sec.
2

   = 25 x 18 km/hr
2 5

   = 45 km/hr.

Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then, relative speed = (x - 5) km/hr.

x - 5 = 45         x = 50 km/hr.

Discussion:
481 comments Page 38 of 49.

Greeshma reddy said:   1 decade ago
How did this equation x-5=45 form?

Sanghaniakshay said:   1 decade ago
Thanks abhishek.

Ambikun said:   1 decade ago
There is no need of calculating relative speed. It can be solved easily by calculating the distance traveled by the man in 10 sec and the total distance covered by the train in the same time. This is very simple.

Parvez khan said:   1 decade ago
How was the relative speed calculated ?

Anish said:   1 decade ago
Hi Manishkumar,Vijaykumarkuppani,Umesh
U hav cleard the points exactly how itz done.
Thanks a lot...

Ranjit R Pawar said:   1 decade ago
Thanks rahul.

JRR said:   1 decade ago
Abhishek's answer explaines this clearly...Thanks Abhishek!!!

Shro said:   1 decade ago
Thanku Rahul. Your explanation was easy to understand and cleared my doubts too :).

Shobi said:   1 decade ago
Hi friends,

I ave confuesion in relative speed. Can I have some more explanation about relative speed?

NIRMAL said:   1 decade ago
Vijay Kumar Kuppani you did solve problem very nicely again thanks.


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