SOLUTION: A train of 18 carriages each of 50m length with an engine of 50m length is running at 50kmph. find the time this train crosses a bridge of 2 km length

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Question 918093: A train of 18 carriages each of 50m length with an engine of 50m length is running at 50kmph. find the time this train crosses a bridge of 2 km length
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A train of 18 carriages each of 50m length with an engine of 50m length is running at 50kmph. find the time this train crosses a bridge of 2 km length
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travel time=distance/speed
distance=18*50+50+2000=2950=2.95 km
travel time=2.95/50=0.059
time train crosses bridge=0.059 hr or 3.45 min

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