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A train is running at the speed of 30 km/hr from Delhi to Jaipur at 4 pm. After one hour another train is running from Jaipur to Delhi at the speed of 20 km/hr. If they are running on parallel tracks and the distance between A and B is 230 km, then at what time will they start to cross each other ? |
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09.00 pm |
Train 2 starts after 1 hour of train 1 i.e. at 5 PM with speed 20 km/hr From 4 PM to 5 PM , only train 1 travels . so distance traveled by train 1 in 1 hour with 30 km/hr speed is , Distance = Speed × Time Distance = 30 × 1 = 30 km When train 2 started , distance left to travel = 230 - 30 = 200 km Relative speed when both trains moves in opposite direction is = ( 30 + 20 ) = 50 km/hr Time taken to cross each other = \(\frac{200}{50}\) = 4 hours As time count of both trains together start at 5 PM . so they cross each other at 5 PM + 4 hours = 9 PM |