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Aptitude · Q40

Speed Time And Distance

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 40

Q40

Two rifles are fired from the same place at a difference of 11 minutes 45 seconds. But a man who is coming towards the place in a train hears the second sound after 11 minutes. Find the speed of train. (speed of sound = 330 m/s)

A.
72 kmph
B.
36 kmph
C.
81 kmph
Answer
D.
108 kmph
E.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Distance travelled by man-train in 11 minute = distance traveled by sound in (11 min 45 sec - 11 min) = 45 sec.
Let the speed of train be x kmph.
Now,
Or,
Or, x = 81 kmph.