2 speed problems

Question

Hey, can you help me with these questions?

1. A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and passes the platform in 12 sec. completely. If the platform is 50 meters long, how long is the train?

Answer: 150m

2. If train traveling at 80 km/h crosses a bridge of a length of 750 meters completely in 45 seconds, what is the length of the train?

Answer: 250m

clock60 · Answer

as for problem 2 let it be x the lengh of the train, then the distance covered in a 45 sec=1/80 hour, is 750 m=3/4 km+x (3/4+x)/80=1/80 x=1/4 1/4*1000=250

clock60 · Answer

for problem1
let it be x the lengh of the train, and v-train speed

(50/1000+x)/v=12/3600 -this for passing the train near platform

x/v=9/3600 passing the train near the man

solving for x=15/100*1000=150

liferocks · Answer

We can avoid forming the equation in this way

1. the train crosses own length ==9s
crosses own len+platform=12s
crosses platform =12-9=3s
hence in 3 sec it crosses 50m
length of thrai=(9/3)*50=150m(Ans)

2.speed of train is 80km/h
in 1/80h it goes=1km=1000m
length of train 1000-750=250m(Ans)

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ssuarezo · Answer

liferocks wrote:We can avoid forming the equation in this way

2.speed of train is 80km/h
in 1/80h it goes=1km=1000m
length of train 1000-750=250m(Ans)

Hi Liferocks:

Why 1000-750? at 1/80 it makes 1000m, ok, but you're not using the 45 seconds given as info. besides, I see no relation in 1/80 km/h and 750 m.

Thanks for clarifying your answer.
Silvia

this_time_i_will · Answer

GmatTakerNo.1 wrote:Hey, can you help me with these questions?

1. A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and passes the platform in 12 sec. completely. If the platform is 50 meters long, how long is the train?

Answer: 150m

2. If train traveling at 80 km/h crosses a bridge of a length of 750 meters completely in 45 seconds, what is the length of the train?

Answer: 250m

For problem II:
Use the simple formulae of Distance = speed*time
Let the lenght of train is x km. (yes putting in km would be easier for calc.)
.75+x = 80*1/80
so x = 1-.75 = .25KM or 250 m.

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liferocks · Answer

ssuarezo wrote:liferocks wrote:We can avoid forming the equation in this way 2.speed of train is 80km/h in 1/80h it goes=1km=1000m length of train 1000-750=250m(Ans) Hi Liferocks: Why 1000-750? at 1/80 it makes 1000m, ok, but you're not using the 45 seconds given as info. besides, I see no relation in 1/80 km/h and 750 m. Thanks for clarifying your answer. Silvia the train crosses the bridge of length 750m in 45sec=45*1/60*60 hr=1/80hr hope this clarifies the confusion.

frank1 · Answer

liferocks wrote:ssuarezo wrote:liferocks wrote:We can avoid forming the equation in this way the train crosses the bridge of length 750m in 45sec=45*1/60*60 hr=1/80hr hope this clarifies the confusion. i still could not see where 1/80 is used in answer process.... infact i am wondering why answer is correct here....(testing difference cases)

liferocks · Answer

frank1 wrote:liferocks wrote:ssuarezo wrote:liferocks wrote:We can avoid forming the equation in this way the train crosses the bridge of length 750m in 45sec=45*1/60*60 hr=1/80hr hope this clarifies the confusion. i still could not see where 1/80 is used in answer process.... infact i am wondering why answer is correct here....(testing difference cases) The question is If train traveling at 80 km/h crosses a bridge of a length of 750 meters completely in 45 seconds what is the length of the train. when a train crosses a bridge it crosses bridge lenght + train length so train crosses bridge length +train length in 45s . 45s=1/80hr speed of train is 80km/hr hence in 1/80hr it will cross 80*1/80=1km=1000m so bridge length +train length=1000 m length of bridge 750 meters so length of train is 1000-750=250m

nakul_anand · Answer

'A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 seconds and passes the platform in 12 seconds completely'. How do we know that the train covers a distance equivalent to its own length in 9 seconds?

nakul_anand · Answer

'A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 seconds and passes the platform in 12 seconds completely'. How do we know that the train covers a distance equivalent to its own length in 9 seconds?

ssuarezo · Answer

liferocks wrote:ssuarezo wrote: Hi Liferocks: Why 1000-750? at 1/80 it makes 1000m, ok, but you're not using the 45 seconds given as info. besides, I see no relation in 1/80 km/h and 750 m. Thanks for clarifying your answer. Silvia the train crosses the bridge of length 750m in 45sec=45*1/60*60 hr=1/80hr hope this clarifies the confusion. Hi Liferocks: True ! .. as simple as converting 45 seconds to hours: 45sec/3600 sec = 1/80 hr., and in that time, he makes 1000m, but we have to substract 750, the distance of the bridge, already considered in the 45 seconds, so we have 250m as the length of the train. Thanks for your patience, Silvia

ssuarezo · Answer

nakul_anand wrote:'A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 seconds and passes the platform in 12 seconds completely'.

How do we know that the train covers a distance equivalent to its own length in 9 seconds?

Nakul:
The questions says "A train passes a man standing on a platform", when it says is passes, it means it takes 9 seconds since the train first reach the man until the train passed this man. No matter where in the platform he's standing in. Same thing for the platform, it takes 12 seconds to pass it completely, but in this case you have the lenght of the train + the length of the platform included in those 12 seconds.

hoep this helps
Silvia

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