If a train is going 5mph and you are walking toward the rear at 2 mph how fast are you going?

Question

If a train is going 5mph and you are walking toward the rear at 2 mph how fast are you going?

Answer 1

if you r not on the train ur going 2 mph.

if u r on the train ur going 2 mph in relation to the train.

if ur on the train u r going 3 mph in relation to the ground. backward.

Answer 2

2mph

Answer 3

3 MPH backwards of your own orientation, 3 MPH forwards by train orientation, 5mph  backwards by trains movement & your orientation, 2 mph by your own forward movement.

Pick your choice.

Answer 4

3mph

Answer 5

you are going 2 mph

Am i right?b/c if im not that question makes no sense

Answer 6

you are netting 3 MPH to the extent of how long the train is....(once you reach the back of the train, you would have to jump off to still net less than the train) however, as it pertains to the train it is still 5 MPH

Answer 7

7 mph...

Answer 8

5 mph...............Think about it, you're traveling in a plane going 500 miles an hour,you decide to go to the back of the aircraft.

Answer 9

2 miles per hour the train is going 5 mph

Answer 10

2mph backward relative to the train, 3mph forward relative to the ground.  So says Newton.  Einstein has some other ideas, but they apply at MUCH higher speeds.

Answer 11

2 mph........of course

Answer 12

If you are outside the train, on the ground, then you are moving at 2 mph.

If you are in the train, then you should be moving at a -3 mph based on direction values.

Answer 13

-3 mph

Answer 14

trick question

  2 mph