Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Train Length (Level 3)

This math topic focuses on problems related to calculating the length of a train as it passes a platform. The problems provided illustrate scenarios where the speed of the train and the time it takes to pass a platform of a given length are known. Students are required to use these pieces of information to solve for the train's length. This set of problems is a practical application of concepts related to speed, distance, and time, enhancing analytical and problem-solving skills in a real-world context within a unit on Speed, Distance, and Time Logic Challenges.

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Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Train Length Worksheet

Math worksheet on 'Speed - Train Past Platform - Solve for Train Length (Level 3)'. 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 train going 11 m/s fully passes a 60 m platform in 20 s. How long is the train?

a

155 m

b

165 m

c

175 m

d

160 m

2

A train going 3 m/s fully passes a 30 m platform in 40 s. How long is the train?

a

70 m

b

90 m

c

110 m

d

105 m

3

A train going 14 m/s fully passes a 50 m platform in 15 s. How long is the train?

a

160 m

b

145 m

c

165 m

d

175 m

4

A train going 20 m/s fully passes a 70 m platform in 15 s. How long is the train?

a

210 m

b

250 m

c

230 m

d

225 m

5

A train going 6 m/s fully passes a 40 m platform in 25 s. How long is the train?

a

85 m

b

100 m

c

110 m

d

125 m

6

A train going 6 m/s fully passes a 70 m platform in 45 s. How long is the train?

a

220 m

b

175 m

c

200 m

d

215 m

7

A train going 7 m/s fully passes a 50 m platform in 40 s. How long is the train?

a

235 m

b

210 m

c

250 m

d

230 m