Trains Boats and Streams Practice Test 2 with solutions

Question : 27 of 40

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A train started from Delhi at 6.00 a.m. At the next station,

1/3

of passengers got down and 96 got in. At the next station,

1/2

of the total passengers present in the train got down and 12 came in. Now there are 248 passengers in the train. When the train started from Delhi, the total number of passengers was:

Validate

Solution:

Let the total number of passengers when train started from Delhi = x
Number of platforms at the second station
=

(x-x/3) + 96

({2x}/3+96)

passengers
Number of passengers at the third station
=

1/2({2x}/3+96)+12

x/3 + 48 + 12

According to the statement,

{x+180}/3

= 248
x + 180 = 744
x = 744 - 180
= 564 passengers

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