Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Time, Speed and Distance

Question:

A train leaves station A at 6 AM and reaches station B at 10 AM on the same day.  Another train leaves station B at 8 AM and reaches station A at 11:30 AM on the same day.  The time at which the two trains meet is:

Options:

7:56 AM

8:56 AM

8:14 AM

8:26 AM

Correct Answer:

8:56 AM

Explanation:

LCM of 4 and 3.5 = 28

Let distance = 28 km

SA = \(\frac{28}{4}\) = 7 km/hr

SB = \(\frac{28}{3.5}\) = 8 km/hr

From 6 AM to 8 AM, A runs alone, in first 2 hours it travels = 14 km

After 8 am: Relative speed = 7 + 8 = 15 km/hr

Time taken to meet after 8 am = \(\frac{Remaining\;Distance}{Relative\;speed}\) = \(\frac{14}{15}\) = 56 mins

So at ⇒ 8:56 AM both the trains meet.