Aptitude - Problems on Trains - Discussion
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31.
Two, trains, one from Howrah to Patna and the other from Patna to Howrah, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let us name the trains as A and B. Then,
(A's speed) : (B's speed) = b : a = 16 : 9 = 4 : 3.
Discussion:
109 comments Page 9 of 11.
Bhuvana R said:
6 days ago
Good questions, Thanks all for giving explanations.
Preetham said:
1 decade ago
How one decide that we have to take 9:16 or 16:9
Swathi said:
2 years ago
Well done, Thanks all for explaining the answer.
(3)
Amarendra Kumar said:
9 months ago
Good. Thanks everyone for explaining the answer.
(2)
DEVVRAT KUMAR CHHOKER said:
10 years ago
@Ishita Narula is correct. See her explanation.
Asmi said:
5 years ago
Very helpful, Thanks for all your explanations.
Gajanan Patil said:
7 years ago
I think answer for this question will be 3:4.
Ganesh dorle said:
4 years ago
That is nice. Thanks all for the explanation.
(3)
Sudipto Maity said:
1 decade ago
Good Problem !!!Just memorize the FORMULA .
Nupoor Mishra said:
1 decade ago
Still not getting Why square root is used ?
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