Friday, 9 January 2015

Maths - Challenge of the day!

Shunting Problem



Two trains are travelling along the same stretch of single line track towards each other. Each train consists of a locomotive and two carriages. There is however a siding that can take one locomotive and one carriage. How is it possible for the two trains to pass each other by using this siding?
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9 comments:

  1. Aryan13 January 2015 at 12:22

    The one on the right can take a right turn.

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    1. Bhumi19 January 2015 at 11:10

      I agree with Aryan the one that"s on the right hand side can turn left so they both will not bash in to each other.

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    2. Ahmed 5SG11 February 2015 at 11:14

      I agree with Aryan

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  2. Riya 5SG14 January 2015 at 11:32

    They will pass because the train on the right has a another path to go if it wants to and the train on the left will only go straight because the other path is impossible to go.

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  3. Aminah5SG18 January 2015 at 10:30

    I think that the train on the right can go left, and the other train can go in the same directions as it is in now. The train on the left hand side can not turn right because the other train will need to reverse and it can not on a railway track unless there is a big amount of space .

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  4. Shruthi . A25 January 2015 at 09:50

    The train on right side will go in side path..
    The trian on left side goes to the straight track..

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  5. Aminah 5SG28 January 2015 at 11:25

    As Riya, Aryan, Shruti and Sri said, I agree with all of them.

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