SOLUTION: A mile long train is moving at 60 miles per hour when it reaches a mile-long tunnel. How long does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?

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Question 254154: A mile long train is moving at 60 miles per hour when it reaches a mile-long tunnel. How long does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?
Found 2 solutions by palanisamy, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source):
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The speed of the train = 60miles/h
The length of the train = 1 mile
The length of the tunnel= 1 mile
Total = 2 miles
Time taken by the train to pass through the tunnel = distance/speed
= 2/60 hour
=(2/60)*60 minutes
= 2 minutes

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
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A B ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ | Train going in | Tunnel | Train coming out | ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ 1 mile 1 mile 1 mile For the engine to move from point A to point B which is 2 miles, we use and 2 sixtieths of an hour is 2 minutes. Edwin