CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA Q5 Time, Speed & Distance

Question 5 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

Two trains A and B were moving in opposite directions, their speeds being in the ratio 5 : 3. The front end of A crossed the rear end of B 46 seconds after the front ends of the trains had crossed each other. It took another 69 seconds for the rear ends of the trains to cross each other. The ratio of length of train A to that of train B is
  1. A
    2 : 3
  2. B
    2 : 1
  3. C
    5 : 3
  4. D
    3 : 2

Answer: (D) 3 : 2 Time, Speed & Distance MCQ

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