Train Problem set 1


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Q. A train crosses a person in 18 seconds and a 450 m long platform in 48 seconds. Find the length of the train. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 18 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 450 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 48 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


A) 250 m  B) 270 m  C) 300 m  D) 320 m



Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ


Let the length of the train = L metres (āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšāĻ“āĻ•, ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ = L āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°)


Situation 1 / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ 1:


When the train crosses a person:


Situation 2 / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ 2:


When the train crosses the platform:


Since the speed is the same:


Cross multiply / Cross multiplication:






 


Trick / āϚāĻŽā§ āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•


Time difference:


The extra 30 seconds is required to cover the 450 m platform.


So,



Train length:



Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 270 metres / 270 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°


Shortcut Formula / āϚāĻŽā§ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: Train Length =  Platform Length × Person Crossing Time / Platform Crossing Time Person Crossing Time​


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Practice Set — Trains / āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧀


Q1. A train crosses a person in 15 seconds and a 300 m long platform in 35 seconds. Find the length of the train. (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 15 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 300 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 35 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 200 m  B) 225 m  C) 250 m  D) 275 m


Q2. A train crosses a person in 20 seconds and a 400 m long platform in 45 seconds. Find the length of the train. (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 20 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 400 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 45 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 280 m  B) 300 m  C) 320 m  D) 350 m


Q3. A train crosses a person in 18 seconds and a 450 m long platform in 48 seconds. Find the length of the train. (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 18 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 450 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 48 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 250 m  B) 270 m  C) 300 m  D) 320 m


Q4. A train crosses a person in 12 seconds and a 360 m long platform in 30 seconds. Find the length of the train. (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 12 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 360 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 30 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 200 m  B) 220 m  C) 240 m  D) 260 m


Q5. A train crosses a person in 25 seconds and a 500 m long platform in 45 seconds. Find the length of the train. (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞ⧇ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• 25 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āφ⧰⧁ 500 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ• 45 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 500 m  B) 550 m  C) 600 m  D) 625 m


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Q1. A train running at 108 km/h crosses a 480 m long platform in 32 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 108 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 480 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 32 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: A) 420 m  B) 450 m  C) 480 m  D) 500 m


Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ


Speed / āĻŦ⧇āĻ—: 108 km/h = 108 × 5/18 = 30 m/s


Total distance / āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ:
= Speed × Time
= 30 × 32
= 960 m


When a train crosses a platform:


Total distance = Train length + Platform length (āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ = ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧀⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ + āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽā§° āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ)


Therefore,


Train length = 960 − 480 = 480 m


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 480 metres / 480 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°


Practice Question / āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧀


Q. A train running at 72 km/h crosses a 300 m long bridge in 25 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 72 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 300 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĻāϞāĻ‚ āĻāĻ–āύ 25 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: A) 200 m  B) 220 m  C) 250 m  D) 280 m


Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ


72 km/h = 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s


Total distance = 20 × 25 = 500 m


Train length = Total distance − Bridge length
= 500 − 300
= 200 m


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A) 200 metres / 200 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°


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Train & Platform Practice Set


Q1. A train running at 108 km/h crosses a 480 m long platform in 32 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 108 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 480 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 32 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 420 m  B) 450 m  C) 480 m  D) 500 m


Q2. A train running at 72 km/h crosses a 300 m long platform in 25 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 72 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 300 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 25 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 180 m  B) 200 m  C) 220 m  D) 250 m


Q3. A train running at 90 km/h crosses a 350 m long platform in 24 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 90 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 350 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 24 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 200 m  B) 225 m  C) 250 m  D) 275 m


Q4. A train running at 54 km/h crosses a 250 m long platform in 30 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 54 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 250 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 30 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 150 m  B) 175 m  C) 200 m  D) 225 m


Q5. A train running at 81 km/h crosses a 400 m long platform in 30 seconds. What is the length of the train ? (āĻāĻ–āύ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 81 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ/āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇⧰⧇ 400 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž 30 āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ ⧰⧇'āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A) 225 m  B) 250 m  C) 275 m  D) 300 m

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