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Select the correct answerA train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet?Options1:42 p.m.2:04 p.m.1:49 p.m.1:27 p.m.

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Select the correct answerA train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet?Options1:42 p.m.2:04 p.m.1:49 p.m.1:27 p.m.

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to calculate the time it takes for each train to travel and the time at which they start their journey.

  1. The train from Delhi to Jaipur takes 6 hours (from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
  2. The train from Jaipur to Delhi takes 5 hours (from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.).

We need to find the time when these two trains meet. Since the train from Jaipur starts 2 hours after the train from Delhi, we can assume that the train from Delhi has already traveled for 2 hours when the train from Jaipur starts.

This means that the remaining time for the Delhi train to reach Jaipur is 4 hours (6 hours - 2 hours).

Since both trains are now moving towards each other and will meet somewhere in between, we can divide this time by 2 to find the approximate meeting time.

So, 4 hours / 2 = 2 hours.

This means that the two trains will meet approximately 2 hours after the train from Jaipur has started, which is at 2 p.m. (12 p.m. + 2 hours).

However, this is not an option in the given choices.

The problem might be in the question itself or the options provided. The calculations show that the trains should meet around 2 p.m., but this is not an option. Therefore, none of the options are correct based on the given information.

This problem has been solved

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