SOLUTION: This question was taken from an old Rapids Results College course out of London, England, hence use of the metric system.
A train 88 metres long overtakes a man walking at 4 Km/
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Question 978466: This question was taken from an old Rapids Results College course out of London, England, hence use of the metric system.
A train 88 metres long overtakes a man walking at 4 Km/hr. and passes him in 10 seconds. Find the speed of the train.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A train 88 metres long overtakes a man walking at 4 Km/hr. and passes him in 10 seconds. Find the speed of the train.
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The speed of the train wrt the man is 88/10 = 8.8 m/sec = 31.68 km/hr
"Overtakes" implies they're going the same direction --> add 4 km/hr
Train speed = 35.68 km/hr
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