CET Trains and Boats Questions with Solutions – Page 6
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A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
- 66km/hrs.
- 76km/hrs.
- 71km/hrs.
- 81km/hrs.
- 80km/hrs.
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Answer: D. 81km/hrs.
A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?
- 2:1
- 2:3
- 8:3
- 3:5
- 5:8
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Answer: C. 8:3
A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is
- 2mph
- 2.5mph
- 3mph
- 4mph
- 3.2mph
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Answer: A. 2mph
A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 minutes 15 seconds and down the stream in 7 minutes 30 seconds. What is the speed of the man (in km/hr) in still water?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
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Answer: E. 5
Two trains 130 m and 110m long are going in the same direction. The faster train takes one minute to pass the other completely. If they are moving in opposite directions, they pass each other completely in 3 seconds. Find the speed of each train?
- 42 m/s, 38 m/s
- 36 m/s, 42 m/s
- 38 m/s, 36 m/s
- 40 m/s, 36 m/s
- 42 m/s, 36 m/s
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Answer: A. 42 m/s, 38 m/s