Quantitative Aptitude Ques 314
Question: Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 am and travels towards B at 20 km/h. Another train starts from B at 8 am and travels towards A at a speed of 25 km/h. At what time will they meet? [NICL (AO) 2014]
Options:
A) 9 am
B) 11 am
C) 11: 30 am
D) 10 am
E) 12 : 30 pm
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
- Distance between station A and B = 110 km
Speed of train starting $ (s _1) $ from station A = 20 km/h
Speed of train starting $ (s _2) $ from station B = 25 km/h
Time difference (t) = 1 h
Time taken from A to meet the trains
$ =( \frac{d+s _2}{s _1+s _2} )=( \frac{110+25}{20+25} )=3,h $
So, time $ =7am+3h=10,am $