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  1. Two trains start at the same time from A and B and proceed toward each other at the speed of 75 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. When both meet at a point in between, one train was found to have travelled 175 km more than the other. Find the distance between A and B.
    1. 875 km.
    2. 785 km.
    3. 758 km.
    4. 857 km.
Correct Option: A

Let the trains meet after t hours.
Distance = Speed × Time
According to the question,
75t – 50t = 175
⇒  25t = 175

⇒ t =
175
= 7 hours
25

∴  Distance between A and B
= 75t + 50t = 125t
= 125 × 7 = 875 km.
Second Method :
Here, a = 75, b = 50, d = 175
Required distance =
a + b
× d
a − b

=
75 + 50
× 175
75 − 50

=
125
× 175
25

= 125 × 7 = 875 km



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