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Two trains 100 metres and 120 metres long are running in the same direction with speeds of 72 km/hr, In how much time will the first train cross the second?

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Relative speed of the trains = (72 - 54) km/hr = 18 km/hr = (18 * 5/18) m/sec = 5 m/sec.

Time taken by the trains to cross each other = Time taken to cover (100 + 120) m at 5 m /sec = (220/5) sec = 44 sec.

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