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  1. A moving train passes a platform 50 metre long in 14 seconds and a lamp post in 10 seconds. The speed of the train (in km/h) is :
    1. 24
    2. 36
    3. 40
    4. 45
Correct Option: D

Let the length of train be x metre.
When a train crosses a platform, distance covered by it = length of train and platform.

∴  Speed of train =
x + 50
=
x
1410

⇒ 
x + 50
=
x
75

⇒  7x = 5x + 250
⇒  7x – 5x = 250
⇒ 2x = 250 ⇒ x =
250
= 125 metre
2

∴ Speed of train =
x
10

=
125
m./sec.
10

=
125
×
18
kmph
105

= 45 kmph



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