CUET CUET General Test 2024 - A train running at the speed of 80 km/h crosses a 350 m long tunnel in 36 seconds. The length of the train (in m) is: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET General Test 2024

Arithmetic

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A train running at the speed of 80 km/h crosses a 350 m long tunnel in 36 seconds. The length of the train (in m) is:

350

380

420

450

Correct Option: 4

Let the length of the train be

L

meters. The total distance covered by the train while crossing the tunnel is the length of the train plus the length of the tunnel, which is

L + 350

meters.

The speed of the train is 80 km/h, which can be converted to meters per second:

80 \text{ km/h} = \frac{80 \times 1000}{3600} = \frac{80000}{3600} \approx 22.22 \text{ m/s}

The time taken to cross the tunnel is 36 seconds. Therefore, the distance covered in that time is:

\text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 22.22 \times 36 \approx 800 \text{ m}

Setting up the equation:

L + 350 = 800

Solving for

L

L = 800 - 350 = 450

Thus, the length of the train is

450