Question 36 of 42intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical5 marks

The oldest long-distance train of the Indian Railways is the Punjab Mail which ran between Mumbai and Peshawar. Its first journey was on 12 October 1912. It had 6 coaches: 3 carrying 96 passengers and 3 for goods. a) How many people travelled in each coach on the first journey? b) This train has been running for 106 years now. It runs between Mumbai, Maharashtra and Ferozepur, Punjab. It has 24 coaches. Each coach can carry 72 passengers. How many people can travel on this train?

(a)
Answer

32 people travelled in each coach on the first journey.

(b)
Answer

1728 people can travel on this train.

Explanation

(a) 3 coaches carried 96 passengers, so each coach carried 96÷3=3296 \div 3 = 32 passengers. (b) 24 coaches with 72 passengers each: 24×72=172824 \times 72 = 1728 passengers.

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