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a train starts running from a place at 12 noon at the rate 16km/hr
and another train starts from the samre place at 1pm and overtakes
the first train at 9 pm find the speed of the second train

Neha Sethi · Accepted Answer

Dear student
Total time taken  by first train  from 12 noon to 9 pm=9 hoursSpeed of first train =16km/hrSo, distance covered by first train =speed×time=16×9=144 kmTotal time taken  by second train  from 1pm  to 9 pm=8 hoursSpeed of second  train =x km/hr   saySo, distance covered by second train =speed×time=8×x=8x kmA
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Qdistance covered by first train=distance covered by  second train144=8x⇒x=18 km/hr
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a train starts running from a place at 12 noon at the rate 16km/hr. and another train starts from the samre place at 1pm and overtakes the first train at 9 pm. find the speed of the second train.