Two stations R and S are 400 km apart from each other. A train leaves from R to S and simultaneously another train leaves from S to R. Both trains meet after 10 hours. If the speed of the first train is 4 km/hr more than the second train, then what is the speed of the slower train?

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  1. 18 km/hr
  2. 26 km/hr
  3. 16 km/hr
  4. 22 km/hr

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Option 1 : 18 km/hr
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Given:

The distance between R and S = 400 km

Difference of their speed = 4 km/h

Formula used:

Distance = relative speed × time

Calculation:

Let the speed of the train A = S1

Let the speed of the train B = S2

According to the question:

Relative speed × time = distance

⇒ (S1 + S2) × 10 = 400

⇒ (S1 + S2) = 40 --------- (1)

and

⇒ (S1 - S2) = 4 --------- (2)

By solving the equation (1) and (2)

S2 = (40 - 4)/2 = 36/2 = 18 km/h

∴ The correct answer is 18 km/h.

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