Time and Distance
Trains, boats and average/relative speed.
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A train travels 120 km at a speed of 40 km/h and the next 180 km at a speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed of the train for the entire journey?
Q2 · Time and Distance · MEDIUM
Two trains are running in opposite directions with speeds of 45 km/h and 30 km/h respectively. If the length of each train is 150 meters, in how much time will they cross each other?
Q3 · Time and Distance · MEDIUM
A boat can travel 36 km downstream in 3 hours and the same distance upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Q4 · Time and Distance · EASY
A train 200 meters long passes a platform 400 meters long in 30 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km/h?
Q5 · Time and Distance · MEDIUM
Two trains start from stations A and B towards each other at the same time. The first train travels at 60 km/h and the second at 40 km/h. If the distance between A and B is 300 km, after how much time will they meet?