Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Time (Level 2)

This math topic focuses on calculating the time it takes for a train to pass a platform, combining concepts of speed, distance, and time. Each problem involves a scenario where a train of a specific length travels at a given speed and must clear a platform of a certain length. Students are required to solve for the time required for the train to completely pass the platform, using the formula: time = distance / speed, where the total distance is the sum of the train's length and the platform's length. Multiple choice answers are provided for each problem.

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Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Time Worksheet

Math worksheet on 'Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Time (Level 2)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Speed, Distance, and Time Logic Challenges - Intro' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/speed_distance_time_logic_intro/

1

A 200 m long train is going 10 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 50 m platform?

a

45 s

b

25 s

c

35 s

d

40 s

2

A 150 m long train is going 17 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 20 m platform?

a

30 s

b

10 s

c

15 s

d

5 s

3

A 100 m long train is going 17 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 70 m platform?

a

5 s

b

10 s

c

15 s

d

35 s

4

A 150 m long train is going 6 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 30 m platform?

a

50 s

b

30 s

c

35 s

d

5 s

5

A 130 m long train is going 10 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 20 m platform?

a

10 s

b

40 s

c

15 s

d

5 s

6

A 140 m long train is going 6 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 40 m platform?

a

30 s

b

50 s

c

20 s

d

5 s

7

A 200 m long train is going 8 m/s. How long does it take to go past the entire length of a 40 m platform?

a

25 s

b

30 s

c

45 s

d

50 s