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Time, Speed and Distance · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 51 of 58

Time, Speed and Distance: The Sinhagad Express left Pune at noon sharp. Two hours later, the Deccan Queen started from Pune in the same direction. The Deccan Queen overtook the Sinhagad Express at 8 p.m. Find the average speed of two trains over this journey if the sum of their average speeds is 70 km/h.

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Topic
Time, Speed and Distance
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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The Sinhagad Express left Pune at noon sharp. Two hours later, the Deccan Queen started from Pune in the same direction. The Deccan Queen overtook the Sinhagad Express at 8 p.m. Find the average speed of two trains over this journey if the sum of their average speeds is 70 km/h.

TopicTime, Speed and Distance
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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Final Answer: Option A - 34.28 km/h
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