A train 240 metres in length crosses a telegraph post in

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A train 240 metres in length crosses a telegraph post in 16 seconds. The speed of the train is

1. 50 km/hr
2. 52 km/hr
3. 54 km/hr
4. 56 km/hr

Correct Option: C

When a train crosses a pole it travels a distance equal to its length.

∴ Speed of train =	240	= 15 m./sec.
	16

=		15 ×	18		kmph.
			5

= 54 kmph.