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Time, Speed and Distance · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 35 of 58

Time, Speed and Distance: The speeds of two trains A and B are 35 km/hr and 4 km/hr. They are moving in the opposite directions on parallel tracks. The first train crossed a man standing at the side of the track in 4 seconds and the second train crossed the same man in 6 seconds. What is the time taken by the train to cross each other?

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Time, Speed and Distance
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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45-60 sec

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The speeds of two trains A and B are 35 km/hr and 4 km/hr. They are moving in the opposite directions on parallel tracks. The first train crossed a man standing at the side of the track in 4 seconds and the second train crossed the same man in 6 seconds. What is the time taken by the train to cross each other?

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

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