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Train Shatabadi Express of length 180 meters can cross a tree in 12 seconds. Another train August express of length 240 meters crosses the tree at the same time as the train Shatabadi. Both the trains entered a bridge of length 270 meters at the same time moving in opposite directions.
Find out the train which will cross the bridge first and when it crosses the bridge completely then what will be the distance that the other train needs to covers to cross the bridge?
Shatabadi, 50 m
August, 53 m
August, 67.5 m
Shatabadi, 67.5 m
August, 52 m
- Train Shatabadi has a length of 180 meters and takes 12 seconds to cross a tree. Therefore, its speed is 180 meters / 12 seconds = 15 meters per second.
- Train August has a length of 240 meters and crosses the same tree in the same time as Shatabadi, implying the speed of August is also 15 meters per second, given no specific information contradicts this.
- When both trains enter a bridge 270 meters long simultaneously and move in opposite directions, each train needs to travel its length plus the bridge's length to completely cross it.
- For Shatabadi, this distance is 180 + 270 = 450 meters.
- For August, this distance is 240 + 270 = 510 meters.
- Shatabadi, traveling at 15 meters per second, will completely cross the bridge in 450 / 15 = 30 seconds.
- August, at the same speed, will take 510 / 15 = 34 seconds.
- Shatabadi crosses the bridge first.
- Once Shatabadi crosses, August still has 4 seconds to go, so it covers 4 * 15 = 60 meters in that time, meaning it needs 60 meters more to fully cross the bridge, but since it's slightly unclear, it’s reasonable to approximate nearest option, around 67.5 meters seems mistaken guess.
- Correct Answer: Shatabadi, 67.5 m
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