Tuesday, 9 June 2015

SBI PO – 2015 – 18

Question: Two train start at the same time from Hyderabad and Delhi and proceed towards each other at the rate of 80 km and 95 km per hour respectively. When they meet it was found that one train has travelled 180 km more than the other. Find the distance between Delhi and Hyderabad. [हैदराबाद एवं दिल्ली से दो ट्रेनें क्रमशः 80 किमी/घंटे तथा 95 किमी/घंटे की दर से एक दूसरे की ओर आ रही हैं. जब वे मिलती हैं, तो एक ट्रेन दूसरी ट्रेन से 180 किमी ज्यादा चल चुकी होती है. बताइए कि दिल्ली से हैदराबाद की दुरी क्या है?] Ans. (d) 2100 km 

(a) 2110 km  (b) 2000 km. (c)2200 km (d) 2100 km  (e) None of these

Detailed explanation:
First Method : Since both the train take the same time to meet. So, (x + 180)/95 is equal to x/80
Solving it, we get x = 960 km. Distance described by the trains from Delhi and from Hyderabad are respectively 960 km  and (960 + 180) km. that is, 960 km and 1040 km. Therefore, total distance = 2100 km Ans. [x is the distance described by the train coming from Hyderabad, when they meet.]  
  
Second Method : Since in the same time, one train describes 180 km more than the other, 
so 95t – 80t = 180 so, t = 12 h  Total distance = 175 × 12 = 2100 km Ans. [t is the time taken by each of the train.] 

Third Method : Since both the train take the same time to meet, so the ratio of the distance described by the train will same as the ratio of the speed of the trains. That is, in the ratio of 95 : 80, that is, in the ratio of 19 : 16.
Here, difference is 3, while the sum is 35.                                          
(diff.) 3 ≡ 180 km,    1 ≡ 60 km,  Total distance = 35 × 60 km = 2100 km Ans.

Fourth Method  Time = Since the speed of the trains are 80 and 95 km/h and one train describes 180 km more than the other in the same interval of time, so this 180 km is described by the trains at the rate of 15 km/h (95-80) in 12 hours (180 km/15 km/h).
The trains describe the distance between Delhi and Hyderabad at the rate of 175 km/h in 12 hours.
So, total distance = 175 km/h × 12h  = 2100 km Ans.  The best method [relative speed method]


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