A train sets off at 3 p.m. at the speed of 70 kmph. Another train starts at 4:30 p.m. in the same direction at the rate of 85 kmph. At what time the trains will meet ?

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Distance = 70 x 1 ½ = 105 km Relative Speed = 85 – 70 = 15 Time = 105/15 = 7 hrs 4:30 + 7 hrs = 11.30 p.m.

A train sets off at 3 p.m. at the speed of 70 kmph. Another train starts at 4:30 p.m. in the same direction at the rate of 85 kmph. At what time the trains will meet ?

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