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A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges? A.2.5 min B.3 min C.3.2 min D.3.5 min Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B

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General Questions Data Sufficiency 1 Data Sufficiency 2 Data Sufficiency 3 "It takes a very long time to become young." - Pablo Picasso

Explanation: Total distance covered= 7 1 + miles 2 4 15 = miles. 4

Time taken=

15 hrs 4 x 75 1 = hrs 20

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1 x 60 min. 20 = 3 min. = View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 17. A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is: A.130 B.360 C.500 D.540 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: 5 65 Speed = 78 x m/sec= m/sec. 18 3 Time = 1 minute = 60 seconds. Let the length of the tunnel be x metres. Then, 800 + x 65 = 60 3

3(800 + x) = 3900 x = 500. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform? A.320 m B.350 m C.650 m D.Data inadequate Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: Speed = 300 50 m/sec = m/sec. 18 3

Let the length of the platform be x metres. Then, x + 300 50 = 39 3

3(x + 300) = 1950 x = 350 m. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 19. A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is: A.50 m B.150 m C.200 m D.Data inadequate Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed by y m/sec. x Then, = 15 y x + 100= x y= x . 15

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15(x + 100) = 25x 15x + 1500 = 25x 1500 = 10x x = 150 m. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 20. A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train? A.69.5 km/hr B.70 km/hr C.79 km/hr D.79.2 km/hr Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed by y m/sec. x Then, = 8 y Now, x + 264 =y 20 x = 8y

8y + 264 = 20y y = 22. Speed = 22 m/sec = 22 x 18 km/hr = 79.2 km/hr. 5

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