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A 200 m train at 72 km/h meets a 150 m train coming the other way at 54 km/h on the next track. How many seconds do they take to clear each other?

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  • A70 s
  • B17.5 s
  • C5.7 s
  • D10 s

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Relative speed km/h m/s. Distance m. Time s. (70 s uses the difference of speeds.)
Answer: D) 10 s

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