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    Problems On Trains For CLAT 2013: Important Formulas

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    Problems on Trains for CLAT 2013

    Important Formulas:

    1. km/hr to m/s conversion:


    a km/hr =

    ax

    5
    18

    m/s.

    2. m/s to km/hr conversion:


    a m/s =

    ax

    18
    5

    km/hr.

    3. Formulas for finding Speed, Time and Distance


    4. Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a pole or standing man or a signal post is
    equal to the time taken by the train to cover l metres.
    5. Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a stationery object of length bmetres is
    the time taken by the train to cover (l + b) metres.
    6. Suppose two trains or two objects bodies are moving in the same direction at um/s
    and v m/s, where u > v, then their relative speed is = (u - v) m/s.
    7. Suppose two trains or two objects bodies are moving in opposite directions at um/s
    and v m/s, then their relative speed is = (u + v) m/s.
    8. If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in opposite directions atu m/s
    and v m/s, then:
    The time taken by the trains to cross each other =

    (a + b)
    (u + v)

    sec.

    9. If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in the same direction atu m/s
    and v m/s, then:
    The time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train =

    (a + b)
    (u - v)

    sec.

    10. If two trains (or bodies) start at the same time from points A and B towards each other
    and after crossing they take a and b sec in reaching B and A respectively, then:
    (A's speed) : (B's speed) = (b : a)

    Exercise:
    1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the
    train?

    A.

    120 metres

    B.

    180 metres

    C.

    324 metres

    D.

    150 metres

    Answer: Option D
    Explanation:
    Speed=

    60 x

    18 m/sec

    50
    3

    m/sec.
    50
    Length of the train = (Speed x Time) =
    x9
    3
    m = 150 m.

    2. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross
    in 30 seconds, is:
    A.

    200 m

    B.

    225 m

    C.

    245 m

    D.

    250 m

    Answer: Option C
    Explanation:
    Speed =

    45 x

    5
    18 m/sec

    25
    2

    m/sec.

    Time = 30 sec.
    Let the length of bridge be x metres.
    Then,

    130 + x
    30

    25
    2

    2(130 + x) = 750
    x = 245 m.
    3. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds
    and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds
    is:
    A.

    1:3

    B.

    3:2

    C.

    D.

    3:4

    None of these

    Answer: Option B
    Explanation:
    Let the speeds of the two trains be x m/sec and y m/sec respectively.
    Then, length of the first train = 27x metres,
    and length of the second train = 17y metres.
    27x + 17y
    x+ y

    = 23

    27x + 17y = 23x + 23y


    4x = 6y
    x

    3
    2

    4. A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long.
    How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters
    to the moment the rear emerges?
    A.

    2.5 min

    B.

    3 min

    C.

    3.2 min

    D.

    3.5 min

    Answer: Option B
    Explanation:
    Total distance covered =

    =
    Time taken

    7
    2
    15
    4

    1
    4

    miles

    miles.
    =

    15

    hrs

    4 x 75
    =

    1
    20

    hrs

    1
    20

    x 60

    min.

    = 3 min.
    5. A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds
    respectively. What is the speed of the train?
    A.

    69.5 km/hr

    B.

    70 km/hr

    C.

    79 km/hr

    D.

    79.2 km/hr

    Answer: Option D
    Explanation:
    Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed by y m/sec.
    Then,
    Now,

    =8
    y
    x + 264
    20

    x = 8y
    =y

    8y + 264 = 20y
    y = 22.
    Speed = 22 m/sec =

    22 x

    18

    km/hr = 79.2 km/hr.

    6. How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3
    km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
    A.

    25

    B.

    30

    C.

    40

    D.

    45

    Answer: Option B
    Explanation:

    Speed of the train relative to man = (63 - 3) km/hr


    = 60 km/hr
    =

    Time taken to pass the man

    60 x
    50
    3

    5
    18

    m/sec.

    500 x

    = 30 sec.

    m/sec

    3
    50

    sec

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