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Puzzle 2

A long train, half a kilometre long, is about to enter a long tunnel. The tunnel is 10km long. If the speed of the train is 35kph, how long will it take for the entire train to pass through the tunnel - from the front of the train entering to the end of the train leaving the tunnel?
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Report a bitofinterest • January 4, 2010 9:19 PM GMT
that would depend on cargo velocity etc etc
Report garlicbread • January 4, 2010 9:20 PM GMT
18 mins 51 seconds
Report 718 • January 4, 2010 9:22 PM GMT
Almost. I think this forum may be brighter than I gave it credit for :(
Report Reyes • January 4, 2010 9:23 PM GMT
is it a eurostar train? about 10 hours?
Report a bitofinterest • January 4, 2010 9:23 PM GMT
im obviously smarter than i look
Report Ibrahima Sonko • January 4, 2010 9:24 PM GMT
20 seconds
Report garlicbread • January 4, 2010 9:24 PM GMT
Well 18 mins 51.4 seconds then
Report FatherMaguire • January 4, 2010 9:33 PM GMT
I might be having a thick day but I get 18 minutes... - can you provide workings out with solution
Report garlicbread • January 4, 2010 9:34 PM GMT
I make the train 1 km long, and it takes 18 mins 51 seconds to travel 11km at 35kph.
Report SuperSuperShire • January 4, 2010 9:34 PM GMT
18 mins
Report SuperSuperShire • January 4, 2010 9:36 PM GMT
front of the train has to travel 10k to leave the tunnel, and then a further 0.5k until the end of the train has left the tunnel. so a total of 10.5k. Which takes 60 x (10.5/35) = 18 minutes.
Report 718 • January 4, 2010 9:36 PM GMT
Spot on
Report garlicbread • January 4, 2010 9:37 PM GMT
Surely the front entering to the end leaving makes 1km?
Report garlicbread • January 4, 2010 9:38 PM GMT
Ah, my train had a 51 second stop for a w@nk
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