Trey and his mom stopped at a railroad crossing to let a train pass. As the train began to pass, Trey counted 6 cars in the first 10 seconds. It took the train 2 minutes and 45 seconds to clear the crossing at a constant speed. Which of the following was the most likely number of cars in the train?

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Irvin Waters

9 April, 22:28

Trey and his mom stopped at a railroad crossing to let a train pass. As the train began to pass, Trey counted 6 cars in the first 10 seconds. It took the train 2 minutes and 45 seconds to clear the crossing at a constant speed. Which of the following was the most likely number of cars in the train?

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Deegan Davis · Answer 1

Find how many times 10 seconds is in 2 minutes and 45 seconds (16 times) and then multiply that my 6 (96) Then find what half of 6 is to compensate for the leftover 5 seconds (Half of 10 - so therefore the remaining amount of cars will be half of 6) to get 99 cars.