Two trains, each 120 m long, take 10 s and 15 s respectively to pass a pole. How long will the faster take to pass the slower if they run in the same direction?

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60 s. Speeds: 12 m/s and 8 m/s. Relative =4 m/s, distance =240 m → 60 s. (12 s is the opposite-direction time.)

Two trains, each 120 m long, take 10 s and 15 s respectively to pass a pole. How long will the faster take to pass the slower if they run in the same direction?

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