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Two, trains, one from Howrah to Patna and the other from Patna to Howrah, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is

a) 2 : 3
b) 4 : 3
c) 6 : 7
d) 9 : 16

Answer: b
Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let}}\,{\text{us}}\,{\text{name}}\,{\text{the}}\,{\text{trains}}\,{\text{as}}\,{\text{A}}\,{\text{and}}\,{\text{B}}{\text{.}}\,{\text{Then}}, \cr & \left( {{\text{A’s}}\,{\text{speed}}} \right):\left( {{\text{B’s}}\,{\text{speed}}} \right) \cr & = \sqrt b :\sqrt a \cr & = \sqrt {16} :\sqrt 9 \cr & = 4:3\, \cr} $$

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