Time and Distance Practice Test 3 with solutions

Question : 22 of 40

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The distance between two stations A and B is 300 km. A train leaves the station A with a speed of 40 km/hr. At the same time another train departs from the station B with a speed of 50 km/hr. How much time will these two trains take to cross each other?

3 hrs 40 min
3 hrs 20 min
2 hrs 20 min
3 hrs 45 min

Validate

Solution:

The two trains are moving in the opposite directions
∴ Relative speed = 40 + 50 = 90 km/hr.
∴ Time taken to cross each other =

{300}/{90}

3 1/3

hours or, 3 hours 20 minutes.

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