SOLUTION: A train with 10 carriages completely passes an observer in 20 seconds.the carriage are each 16 meters long.how fast was the train going?

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Question 1023324: A train with 10 carriages completely passes an observer in 20 seconds.the carriage are each 16 meters long.how fast was the train going?
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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Follow how we convert the units from what we have, meters/second to what we want, presumably km/hour