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A 200 m train at 90 km/h overtakes a 150 m train running at 72 km/h on the next track. How long does the overtaking take?

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  • A40 s
  • B19.4 s
  • C70 s
  • D7.8 s

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Relative speed km/h m/s. Distance m. Time s. (7.8 s wrongly adds the speeds.)
Answer: C) 70 s

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