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[AptitudeQ]STDtable:Applicationintrainmanbridge,
timeandworkproblems
PostedBySupportStaffOn20/02/2013@8:32pmInAptitude|30Comments

Notreallyanarticle,justsolvingsomereadersqueriestokeeptheSTDconceptrefreshed.

Case:Train,ManandBridge
Conversion:kmphvsms
Findinglengthoftrain
Case:TimenWork:AandB
Case:Train,ManandBridge
Amanisstandingona180mlongbridge.Hefindsthatatraincrossesthebridgein20secondsbut
himselfin8seconds.Findthelengthofthetrainanditsspeed.
Approach:

Whentraincrossesthebridge Whentraincrossestheman
lengthoftrain+widthofbridge lengthoftrain+widthofbridge
Totaldistance=
m+180 m+0
Becauseincomparisontotrain,man/telephonewire/bikerideretcareconsideredzeroinwidth.
Nowmaketable

Train+bridge Train+man
Speed s s
Time 20 8
Distance M+180 M
NowapplySTDformulaandyougettwoequations

Train+bridge Train+man
Speed s s
Time 20 8
Distance M+180 M
SpeedXtime=Distance Sx20=(M+180) Sx8=M
Justsolvethosetwoequations
20s=M+180.(i)
8s=M.(ii)
Soinfirstequation,replacethevalueofM=8s
20s=8s+180
20s8s=180
12s=180
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S=180/12
S=15m/s.thatsourfinalanswer.Butsuppose,intheansweroptions,thespeedisgiveninin
km/h,thenyouneedtoconvertm/sintokm/h.

Conversion:kmphvsms
1km=1000meters.
1hr=60minutes=60x60seconds=3600seconds.
Therefore,1km/hr=1000m/3600seconds
1km/hr=5/18(m/s)
Inotherwords,
1meterpersecond=18/5kmph.
So15(m/s)=15x(18/5)km/h=54kmph.Thatsourfinalanswer.

Findinglengthoftrain
Movingtothenextpart:findthelengthofthistrain.
Fromthesecondequation,weknowthat
Sx8=M
Andwevefoundthatspeedoftrain=15m/s.
hence15x8=m
m=120meters.
Answer:lengthoftrainis120meters.

Case:TimenWork:AandB
Question:Acandoapieceofworkin80days.Heworksatitfor10daysandthenBalonefinishes
theremainingworkin42days.InhowmuchtimewillAandBtogetherfinishthework?
Maketable

A B
Speed a b
Time 80 b
Distance=speedxtime ax10=80a
Itmeanstotaldistancetobecovered,is80a.

Aworksfor10days
A B Aworks
Speed a ba
Time 80 10
Distance=speedxtime ax10=80a 10xa=10a
Seethelastcolumn.Acovereddistanceof10a,meaning
So80a10a=70adistanceisyettobecovered.
NowBcomesandfinishesthisin42days

A B Aworks Bfinishes

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Speed a ba b
Time 80 10 42
Distance=speedxtime ax10=80a ax10=10a.(meaning70aremains). bx42=42b
Thatmeans42b=70a(becauseremainingwork=70aandBfinishedthis.)
b=(70/42)a
Therefore,b=5a/3
NowifA+Bworkedtogetherthen,wecanaddtheirspeed.Andtogethertheyvetofinish80a
distance

Updatethetable
A+B
A B Aworks Bfinishes
together
Speed a b=5a/3 a b a+5a/3=8a/3
Time 80 10 42 T
Distance=speedx ax ax10=10a.(so70awork bx42=
80a
time 10=80a remains). 42b
ApplySTDinlastcolumn
Speedxtime=distance
8a/3xT=80a
ThereforeT=30days.
Finalanswer:ifAandBworktogether,itlltakethem30daystofinishthejob.

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