Question: How long (time in seconds) will a 450 m long train take to cross a girl walking with a speed of 5 km/h in the direction of the moving train. The speed of the train is 65 km/h? [NICL (AO) 2013]
Options:
A) 27
B) 28
C) 30
D) 29
E) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- Relative speed $ =(65-5)=60,km/h $
Distance = 450 m
$ \therefore $ Time taken by train to cross the girl
$ =\frac{450}{\frac{60\times 1000}{3600}}=\frac{450\times 3600}{60\times 1000}=27,s $