A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100
m long in 25 seconds. Its length is

Answer Posted / rohit singh

Let the length of the train is x meter and Speed of the train is y meter/second
Then x/y = 15 [because distance/speed = time] 
=> y = 15/x

=>(x+100)/25=x/15
x=150 meters

So length of the train is 150 meters

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