Bunuel
What is the length of a train traveling at a constant speed of 90 meters per second, if it crosses Bridge A in 10 seconds, from the moment it enters the bridge to the moment its last carriage exits the bridge?
(1) The length of Bridge A is five times the length of the train.
(2) During the journey, the train crosses Bridge B, which is four times the length of Bridge A, in 35 seconds.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.
C. BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data specific to the problem are needed.
The train is traveling at 90 m/s and we know that it takes 10 seconds for it to travel across the length of the bridge AND the length of itself ("from the moment it enters the bridge to the moment its last carriage exits the bridge").
Therefore, the length of the bridge (B) + the length of the train (T) is:
\(90 \frac{m}{s} * 10s = 900 m\)
\(B+T = 900\)
Statement 1This tells us that \(B = 5T\), which we can plug into our equation:
\(B+T = 900\)
\(5T+T = 900\)
\(6T = 900\)
\(T = 150\)
-> Statement 1 alone is sufficient.
Statement 2This tells us that \(T+Bridge_B = 90*35 = 3150 meters\) and that \(Bridge_B=4B\)
\(T+4B = 3150\)
and we already know that:
\(T+B = 900\) -> \(B = 900-T\)
With these two equations, we can solve for T:
\(T+4B = 3150\)
\(T+4(900-T) = 3150\)
\(T = 150\)
-> Statement 2 alone is sufficient.
The answer is
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.