Same trai 1s the Speed

for
Way
refuelng. What is spee on level terrai speed of the
t h e
INIFT 2015] (a) 55 km/h [MAT 2015]
2016 train?
a 80 kmh

km/h
(b) 90 km/h
(d) 110 km/h 12. To
(c) 47 km/h (b) 56 km/h
(d) 88 km/h
100
travel 720 km, an
ess train travels 299 km een 6 h
more than express train takes
speed of the duronto. If however, the
An expre

ities. During the first 111 km of the

etely 11. train travelled
through takes 2 h less express train is doubled, it
haf
t w o

the
terrain. The train
than duronto. The
trip,
mounta
ainous
travelled duronto is speed of
km/h slowe
through mountainous (a) 60 km/h SSC CGL (Pre) 20171
through level terrain. If the (b) 72 km/h
than
(c) 66 kmh
terra.

(d) 78 km/h

at

t
Answer with Solutions
S Exercise(1) Base Level Questions
1. (d We know that the distance covered by a
6. (a) Let
in1
signal post
passing a pole or a
standing man or
any other or
object (of
length of
We knovw that, bridge be x m.

iible length) is equal to the length of

neglig. Speed = Distance
In this case, train
the train. cOvers 90 m to Time
cross a standing
man.
According to the question,
of the train = 90 m
. Length 90 x = 150+ x
We know that, 18 26
2. (C) 25 x 26
S p e e d = D I S t a n c e
=
150 + *
650 150 + *
Time = 500 m
220 7. (d)
Speedof the train = x8 Let length of the train be x m.
12 Then, distance covered (x =
+ 600) m
= 66 km/h According to the question,
+ 600
3. (b) Let the length of the train be x m. 305 *+600= 900
30
Now, speed = 48 km/h = 48 x m / s
18
x= 900 -

600 =
300 m

Train takes 9 s to cross a pole. 8. (d) Length of platform is not

cannot be determined.
given. So, it
Length of train = Speed x Time
9. (c) Speed of train =
60 km/h
= 48 x x9 = 120 m
50
18 =
60 x m/s
18
=
m/s
4. (C). Length of train Speed of train
3
x Time Let length of the platform be x m.
taken to cross the stationary
object According to the question,
72 x5
x15 -
300 m 200+x
50
x 30
18 3

.
200+ =500 *=300m
(a) Let the lengths of the trains A and B be
a and 10. (a) Let the length of the train be x m.
2a, respectively. According to the question,
Wnen a train crosses a pole, it covers the
distance equal to its length. Speed ..(1)
9
Required ratio of speeds= a2a3:2 and
x+ 1 = Speed ..i)
25 75
15
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thmetic
From Eqs. (i) and (i), we get
15. (b)
X+150 +150 Speed =
60
km/h
15 5 =
60 x 5
5 x 3x + 450 * = 225m 50
3 m/s
11. () Let length of the train be L m.
According to the question, Required time =10+170
L+250
50/3
2 7 =280 3
7L 2L = 500
7L 2L + 500
5L =500
16. (a) Letspeed of 1st x= 18.8s
of Znd train
be 9 x train bebe 8x
train s

L=500 m According to the

Speed of second question,
12. (c) Given, length of train
= 328 m
train=360
36 90 krmlh
and length of platform = 354 m

. To cross the platform the train has to speed of 1st train9x==890x x=

So,
cover a distance = Length of train + Length Required istance 80 10: 80 10 =

240 kmh
ofplatform =
(328+354) m =
682 m 17. (c) Average x3 =
speed of train km
Now speed oftrain A = 682 62 m/s
11
20 km/h
Speed of train B = x 62 According to the question,12
8

7x 31 217, Average speed of bus =

x 20
4
m/s
4 .
Required distance =
4
15 x7
15km/h
Let the length of train B be Im, then 18. b) Let distance
QR =
x
105 km =

km
(l+ 354) =lx 12 27 km
P
:distance = speed x time]
24 km/h
I+354 =
651 l= 297 m
Q 18 km/h R
Then, 7 + x
13. (a) Let length of the train = L
24 18
According to the question, both the trains meet
L +300L+ 240 7+ * at point
21
a 4 81+3 =4x
18
L+ 300 L + 240 x = 81 km

7 19. (c) Relative

speed of train
6L+1800 =7L +1680
= 120 m
=
Speed of train +
Speed of car
90 Speed of train + 15
Taking the length of the 2nd Speed of train 90
consideration, bridge into = -

15 = 75 km/h
20. (b) We have,
Speed of train = tZ40120 +240
18 m/s Speed of train =
30 km/h
18 and
360 speed of man =
3 km/h
xkm/h18 5
Relative speed of
train-
train = Speed of
Speed of man
72 km/h
14. (c) (30-3) km/h 27 km/h
Length of the train =
280
=
=

m
Length of the platform= 27x s = m/s
Taken time 280 x 3 =
840
=
6
min 40 s m 18
1o cross
the man, train have to cover
(360 + 40) s =400 tne
s distance equal to its
Required speed =
DIstance length.
Time ' Time to cross =
840+280 1120 Speed
400 2.8 m/s 225
400 S 30 s
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train is 1.5 km/min 26.

S p e e da
faster
of
(6) Total length of the train
ms
25
105+90 195 m
550m/s
or
k / n

60 km/h= Relative speed =72+45 km/h

=
90 train
slower 3
Le
aoed of
ana

trains
are
moving in same direction.
same

50
117 km/h=117x 58
18 m/s
Both
o ft ain =25-mis
Speed
Required time = | 195x s = 6s
Relative

=
25
m/s
585
3 Fast Track Method
train to cross the Here, r = 105 m, y = 90 m,
faster

me
taker ten by the u = 45 km/h = 125 m/s
train = 27s

x Time taken V 72 km/h = 20 m/s

SIow
Relative
Relative
speed
nCe
=

According to the formula,

Distance

25 x 27 =225 m
.:
Hequired time= t y - 105+90
3 u+v 12.5+20
slower train is 225 m.
length of - 19- 6 s
the train
relative to man
Hene f 32.5
Speed
km/h = 264 km/h
tb) + 24) 2 7 . (b) Total distance = * + y
22. = (240 =
cad m/s 420 m
m/s = 180 + 240
=

264 X 3
18 b
X
man = 440 m (30 + 40)
passing the speed =u + v=
Distance covered i Relative 18
=**y 440 x 3 =6s 70 Xm/s
taken
220 18
Time
. 420 x 18
o f train
speed

23.(a)
Relative
x =40km/t Required time = 70 x5

40m/s36
36
m/s=

of train
21.6 s

Speed of man 28. () Required time

speed
Relative +
Speed
of t r a i n
20 Distance
covered by train
+
Speed oftrain
=
train
20 km/h Relative speed of
40 = 40-20=

Speed of train = 90 m, u = 10 m/s 180+ 120

= 70 m, y 5
Here, x
24. (a) (72+ 108) x
and v=6 m/s 18
formula,
to the
According
**
300 x186s
time = 180x 5
Required
u + V
be i m.
each train
70+90 160=10s 29. (c) Let
length of
10 + 6 16 Then, (65+ 85) x
km/h
speed
= (84 + 60)
25. (a)
Relative 150 x5X =2x
144 x m/s
= 144 km/h = 18
18
*=125m
250
40 m/s
2x = two
trains be
X5= of
=8 each
other
Let
the speeds
covered in passing 30. (a) respectively.
Distance m y,
1040 x and = 54*
+ 528
=
train
512
Length of 1st 2nd train
= 34y
1040 26s
Required time : 40 and length
of the
question,
to the
According

Fast Track Method 54x+34 - 46

528 m,
512m, y
=
x+Y
Here, 46y
m/s 46x +
=70/3
=

u = 84 km/h 54x + 34y

23x + 23y
and v= 60 km/h =50/3 m/s 27x +17y
=

2x=3y

According to the formula, 512+ 528 4x= 6y

=

x:y=3:2

Required time =- v70 50

Y

1040x3 = 26 S

120
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20 = 2h
150 x180 km =
train - 120
the fast
cover

of too 60
31. (c) Length
t

x Time ta
akKe
enn

Relative speed both the trains will

7
x x5 =
27-m 150 x 180 = 2250 km
Time

at
which

train left,
(40 2 0 ) second
me,
=
18 9 6 x2 after am
m/s meet
The 2 h 2 h = 1 1 : 0 0

0 0 am+
= 18
Here, *
= 50 m, y
= 65 m, u
36. (d) Let the speed of the FastT r a c kM e t h o d

32. (d) According to the train be

and v = 17 m/s question, km,

(x+10)
1 4 5

to the
formula,
12= X d
=

8:00 am =1h,
(+20)
-

According
+Y 6:x+60 =5x + 100 x 10 Here,

9 : 0 0
am
and
b
=35 km/h

Required time =. u - x = 100 -60 t = km/h to

V
=40 m/s 25 by
trains

50 +65 = 115s Length of the train =

(x + 10)
Time
taken

- =
(40 + 10) x 12 =
x 12 . [by Techniqu-
18-17 1
Fast Track Method 600 m
train b e x m . 180
Let the length of
each Here, = 12 s, 2 = 10 1 x35 Bh
33. (b) = 46 36 = 10 km/h -

b 20 m/s
s, a 10 m/s and
=
n
145 +
60
Relative speed 25 2 5+35
10 Xm/s = m/s According to the formula, 3h
18 9 Length of the train So, they will
meet
at8:00 am +
= 11:00 am
Sum of length or udll Time taken
=
Difference in speeds x x t of both trains be
Now,
R e l a t i v e speed
of train the
speed

- t2 Let respectively.

(C)
36 x25 100
km/h,

40. + 6)
and (x
question,
to the
2 = 36 2 x =*-
[by Technique 4
9 ( + 6) x 4
according

25 (20 10) x 10 x 12 Then,

160 =
* x4+ 24
=
4x + 4x +
9 =
12-10 160
x = 50 m
40 * + * +6
time t at a 10 x 10 X 12 1200
meet after
34. (b) Let the
trains
train
= 600 m 2x+6 = 40
station N, then
another 2 2
distance x from 2x = 341
a distance of
station M covers 37. (a) Given, th = 16 h, tz =9 h and
7
coming from
+ 50). a = 90 km/h both the trai
of
125t speed
For station M, (x
+ 50) =
i.e. 23
According to the formula, Hence,
and (17 + 6) km/h,
x= 125t- 50 ..() km/h
17
Fast Track Method4
...(i1)
For station N, x = 75t
Speed of B=a [by Technique 5] 160 km, t
= 4 h and x = 6
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get Here, d =

125t 50 t = 1h train =
(d+ tk
75t 16
-

of faster

Distance between stations M and N

90 x
90 x Speed
=125 t+ 75t
= 30 x 4 = 120 km/h
[by Tec
200 x 1 = 200 kmm
38. (d) Given, a = 45 km/h, =4 h 48 minand =
160 +4 23 km/h -

Fast Track Method 8

Here, a = 125 km/h, b= 75 km/h and 2 3 h 20 min
d = 50 km Speed of slower
train =|
'Speed of train B= a [by Technique 5]
According to the formula,
Distance between the stations M and N
4 h and 48 min
=2xd by Technique 21 45
a- b
125+75
3 h and 20 min
Exercise
x 50 =
200
X50 24 h 24 x3
125-75 50 =445 = 45
. (b) Let the speed of
slower train
= 200 km V5 x 10
S km/h.
35. (c) Here, + 8) !
150 km/h, Speed of faster train (S
=
a b =
180 =
km/h,
t =8:00 am and t = 10: 30 am 4 5 x 144 = 45 x 1.2 = 54 km/h According to the question,
Required distance =(t2 ax b) 3 9 . (b) First train leaves at 8 00 am and 162 = 6162 =
t)
-

(b a second at 9 00 am. S+S+8

[by Technique 3] So, first train, i.e. from P to Q has covereu 12S = 114

G5 km distance in 1 h. So, distance e 114 9

= (10:30 -8 :00)0 X180) between the station = 145 -25 = 120 km
S =
12
180 150 Now, trains are travelling in opposite
=2:30 x 150 x 180 directions.
4. C) Let the distance covered by

30 d0, relative speed = 25+ 35 = 60 km/n express train be '* km in time

-2) hour, respectively
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465
20
to
t0
Cover 120 km =
Cover 2h
taken
60 160 24
17 km/h
Time
.
=

a t which
both the trains will
Thet i time,

after
second train left, .6) Here,
h
is 2 t =
2 h, t =5 h, a = 6 km/h ana
meet,

00am
2h 11:00 am d =?
i eS
F a s tT r a c k M e t h o d
Distance between Delhi and
Meerut is
145km,
d=
=1h, d-a
00 am -8:00 am
2re,
by Technique 8]
and b 35 km/h
=
=

2 25km/h trains to meet 2x56 x10-= 20 km

2
Timetaken
6

by Technique 6]
5-2) 3

Speed of train =d2=*O=0

180
2- 5-2 3
145+ 1 X35 3h 10 km/h
25+ 35 S0 4. (C) Because of
18 km less stoppages, train covers
they will meet at 8 : 00 am+ 3h per hour.
= 11:00 am
Time taken to cover 18
km = 18
speed of both trains be x km/h 108
40. (0 Let.
and (r + 6) km/h, respectively. x 60 = 10 min
the question.
according to
Then,
160 *X4 + (x+6) x4 Fast Track Method
160 4 x + 4x+ 24 Here, a = 108 km/h and b = 90 km/h
40 *+ *+6 According to the formula,
2x+6 4 0
a- b
2x = 34
Required rest time =

=17
108 90
Hence, speed of both the trains are by Technique 9]
108
17 km/h and (17 + 6) km/h, i.e. 23 km/h.
Fast Track Method
18
108
Here, d 160 km, t = 4 h and x =6 km/h.
= - x 60 min = 10 min
Speed of faster train = |*, 6

43. (b) Given that, y =6s and t2 =9s

by Technique 71 Then, time taken by the trains to cross each
160 + 24
23 km/h Other = 2
8 -
by Technique 10]
Speed ofslower train - 2x6 X-36 s
9-6

Exercise 2 Higher Skill Level Questions

1.(b) Let the speed of slower train be According to the question,
S km/h. 40 xt = 60 x (t -2)

Speed of faster train =(S +8) km/h 40t 60t-120

According to the question, 20t =120
162 t=6h
= 6162 12S+48
Required distance = 60(6 -2)
S+S+8
12S =114 = 60 x4 =240 km

S= =9- km/h 3. (c) Let the two trains meet at xh after 5 am

T i m e taken by second train is (x - 2) h.

Let the distancecovered by freight and Speed of first train = 62 km/h

Speed of second train = 59 km/h

Apress train be 'x' km in time 't hour ana
-2) hour, respectively and total distance covered = 827 km
 466/Fast Track Objective Arithmetic

the question,

=48xms 40
According to
(x- 2)
= 827
62x+59

118 = 827
59x -

62x + 118 121x = 945 Time = DIStance

121x = 827 +

S 4 = 7 h 48 min 35 s Speed
121 (200+ y) x =45
at 7h 48 min
40
trains will meet
Thus, the
35 s after 5
am, i.e.
at 12: 48: 35 pm. 600+3y =1800
y 400 m
t each other
m e e
at

4. (a) Let both

the trains 7. td)
Let the speed of
s t a t i o n A.
x km
from km/h passenger train
100 km Speed of express train = (x+ s.

-(100-x) 6 pm 15) km/h

540 km 9pm
7 5 .km/h-B 540 km
A 5 0 km/h> M
Then, according to the
100- question,
540 540
Then 50 75 + 115
5x = 200
200
-
2x
3a
* = 40 km

of train
=
l m
5. (c) Let length
Then, length of platform
= 2/m 540dx+ =3
15) J
Speed=DIStance

540 x 15
3:(*+ 15=

Time
3/ 2700 x +15x
S +2 S
21 21 +15x-2700 0
...i) (r+60)(*-45) =0
= l= 7S
x 45 :x*-60
is (S+ 5) m/s
Time taken by passenger train to reach
Again, when speed
and time = 18 s the meeting point 54 12 h
Distancee
45
Then, Speed = Both train will meet at (6 pm +12 h)
Time
=6 am
(S+5 = t21
18 8. (b) speed in the return journey
Let
=
t km/h

(S+5) = (S+5 = Speed in onward journey

18 6

from Eq. ))
*= |km/h
(S +5) 6
2xxx
7S-S
6
5 S5 Average speed =-
S = 5x6
4
S 30 m/s
6. (b) Let the length of the first train be x m.
10 km/n
train halts for 2h]
Then, the length of second train is 1600 x =30
10x
Relative speed = (48 + 42) km/h x =
1600 x- 48 km/h
30 x 10
80x s =25m/s
=
x48
According to the question, Speed in onward journey
= 60 km/h

=
12 9. (d) Speed of Ist person
=
300 » r =
200 m
25 2
.
Length of first train = 200 m
= 4.5 kmh-15xm
Let the length of
platform be y m. 5
Speed of the first train m / s = 1.25 m/s
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Trains/467
= 5.4 km/h
person
F Ind
peea.

5m/s m/s 1.5 m/s

=
Now, v= -Dt b° -4ac
s4 train be x m/s.
2a
the
ed of 229 t y229)
Let
t h es p e

X 8.4 =
(7 -1.5)x8.5 -4 x 7 x(-1110)
r-1.25)
8.4.x-10.5=8.5r - 12.75
en
14
0.1x=2.25
229 t 289
x= 22.5 m/s 14
On taking positive sign, we get
Speed
of
the
train=225x u229 +289518 =37
:
81 km/h 14 14
Again, on
taking negative sign, we get
train be u km/h.
of
speed

V=229-289 60
) Let
car=u km/h 14 14
need of the 5 V-4.2857
tO t h e
questior tion, V37 km/h [neglecting (- ve valuej
According
So, speed of the train on level terrain,
100 100 10
60
[" time =
uIstance
Speed
(v+ 10) =37+10
u = 47 km/h

100 100 X5_1 12. (b) Given, distance = 720 km

Let time taken by duronto = * h
6u 6
U Then, time taken by express train
600-500=: (x +6) h
6u
Now, speed of duronto train
1001
A 6u 6 akm/h ..(1)
u = 100 km/h
and speed of express train
of train be km/h
t Let the speed
mountainous terrain.
v on
(720 km/ ...(ii)
111
Time taken = Now, speed of express train is doubled, it
takes 2 h less from duronto train.
level terrain
Distance travelled on i.e. 2X speed of express train
299 111 = 188 km
Speed on level terrain (v + 10) km/h
=
-20km/a .111)

Time taken = 188 -

Now, from Eqs. (i) and (i), we have
V+10 2 x720 720
468=7 *+6 x-2
Totaltime taken = V V+10
.2
X+6 x-2
(v+10) 111+188 v =7 (v°+10 v)
2Ar-4 x+6
111v+1110 +188v =7v+ 70v
2ax-* = 6+4
7Tv-229 v - 1110 =0
x = 10 h
On comparing with av + bv + c = 0, we get
. Speed of duronto = = = 72 km/h
a 7,b = - 2 2 9 and c = - 1110
10