Question

2 hours after a freight train leaves delhi a passenger train leaves the same station traveling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After traveling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Speed of the passenger train = 16 km/hr

Let the speed of the freight train = X km/hr

Passenger train Overtakes Freight train after 4hrs means,

At the time Freight train travel 6hrs. (i.e, 2hr+4hr = 6hrs)

Distance traveled by freight train in 6hrs = Distance traveled by passenger train in 4hrs

X *6hrs=16 *4hrs

6X = 64

X = 10.67 km/hr7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(39) No(3)