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Monday, July 17, 2017

Brain Teaser: When The Trains Meet, Which one Is Closer To Knox?

Read the riddle carefully and leave your answers in the comment section below;

A train leaves from a city called Knox heading towards Bronx at 120 km/h. Three hours later, a train leaves Bronx heading towards Knox at 180 km/h. Assuming there’s exactly 5000 kilometers between Bronx and Knox, when they meet, which train is closer to Knox?

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13 comments:

  1. OlovoJuly 17, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    Interesting... Make I get my pen &paper take do small analysing

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  2. OlovoJuly 17, 2017 at 1:25 PM

    @adeyey I hope u have the answer.... I did little approximation work....I find out it will take train from Knox-bronx approximately 42hours @120km/hr while train from Bronx to knox after 3hours @180km/hr will take approximately 28hours to get to its location... So in a nutshell,,, the second train will be the first to get to its location.....👈👈👈👈👈👈👈👈👇👇👇👇👇

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    1. OlovoJuly 17, 2017 at 3:39 PM

      So the second train definitely should be closer to knox. I guess

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  3. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM

    Both trains would be at the same spot when they meet therefore they are both equally close to Knox.

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    1. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:40 PM

      Sure they trains will meet at the same spot because they are assumed to be traveling via same route...........

      I think you have a point but this question I believe is based on assumptions

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  4. SNJuly 17, 2017 at 4:02 PM

    They will both get there at the same time!! @

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    1. OlovoJuly 17, 2017 at 4:14 PM

      Really.... OK...explain how pls

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    2. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:28 PM

      Is that actually the question ?
      When they meet, which train is closer to Knox?

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  5. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:17 PM

    Nice brain teaser
    Let me come

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  6. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:35 PM

    From the above....
    An analysis can be drawn...

    Knox-Bronx @120km/h=7200hrs; 42hrs

    Bronx-Knox @180km/hr=10800hrs; 28hrs....

    Probably they will meet on transit; even with reference to the fact that the second train left 3 hours after the first one, from the above analysis, the second train will be closer to Knox when and anywhere they meet in transit

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  7. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:37 PM

    But my question is......

    How possible is it that from Knox - Bronx is approximately 42hours and from Bronx - Knox is approximately 28hrs......

    @admin Seun.....
    What is the difference between the two locations

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  8. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:42 PM

    Another instance of this question.....

    With reference to no assumptions, I think the both trains will be closer to Knox since they are at the same spot, will move at same velocity, and same route.....

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 to me

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  9. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 4:43 PM

    Admin nice work............@Oluwaseun

    Keep this up, I love this kind of thing, It helps us test our IQ somehow

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