Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Problems on Trains · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
A 220-m long train is running with a speed of 59 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Speed of the train relative to man = (59 + 7) kmph 5 55 = 66 × m/sec = m/sec . 18 3 Time taken by the train to cross the man 55 3 = Time taken by it to cover 220 m at m/sec = 220 × sec = 12 sec . 3 55
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.