The train I'm on is moving North at 55 mph. I am walking to the back of it at 5mph. How fast am i going?

Question

Also, can you tell me, please, am I walking to the North or to the South ? ?

Answer 1

You have internet on the train?

Answer 2

Not enough data.

You are predominantly moving east while walking South and moving North

To calculate I need the Latitude as you are travelling east at up to 500KM/hr with the earths rotation so 8 km/hr south and 88 KM/Hr North are pretty irrelevant.

Answer 3

It's a trick question.

No British train has reached speeds in excess of 54mph since privatisation!

Answer 4

who's measuring and where are they? That whole relativity thing and all.

Thank you John H.

Answer 5

I reckon you are travelling north at 50mph while facing towards the south

Answer 6

about 56,000KPH, thats the approximate speed of expansion of the universe.

Answer 7

55 mpr

Answer 8

north at 45 mph

Answer 9

5 mph

Answer 10

Just sit down.........you will soon be there!!

Answer 11

You are going 5 miles per hour, and I believe that you are headed South.

Answer 12

You're still plodding at 5, the train is doing 55, and you're walking south, as the train ploughs on North. Nothing changes. You don't make the train go any faster. Thats my theory anyway.

Answer 13

5mph heading south

Answer 14

NB train @55mph, SB person @5mph = person moves 50 mph

NB train @55mph, NB person @5mph = person moves 60 mph

Answer 15

you are still going north and you are going at the same speed as the train you are on you eejit. Is this part of your school homework or something? You will never get to uni at this rate. How do you know you are walking at 5mph?

Answer 16

Irrespective of how fast you walk through the train, the trains speed is greater therefore that overcomes your walking speed and you are travelling at 55mph, and,  because that is the greater speed then natuarally you are heading with the train North

Answer 17

you are going 5mph, and if the train is moving backwards you are going north, but if not then youre going south. Unless the train is at a curve during that moment. you could also be going east or west.

Answer 18

5 miles an hour going south.

Answer 19

It's 20 mile an hour track!!!    

JUUUUMP..................................

Answer 20

5mph. fool

Answer 21

I would think if the train is going 55 miles an hour,    It would not matter how fast you was going the other way You would still be going 55 miles an hour.      But--BACKWARDS



  P.S.

   Im not sure but thats what I think any how!

Answer 22

OH BORING OHRRR LEAVE IT A SCHOOL

GEEZE

Answer 23

50 mph and you are going north.

Answer 24

you are travelling north but moving south.

YOU are MOVING at 5mph but are TRAVELLING 55mph.

it's all about the discrepancies, hehe.

Answer 25

Depends what you relate your 'zero' speed to. do you relate it to the ground the train is on, the train travelling at speed or something else?.

If you are travelling around a train track at the equater then you could be walking at a speed of just over 1,000 miles an hour (if you take the rotational speed of the earth into account.

As you are travelling north then you will be slowly reducing the rotational diameter of the earth where you are so you would slowly decrease your relative speed. There is a formula for it !

Answer 26

Umm...Pretty much common sense...The train is going North. You're going in the opposite direction which is South at 5 mph, so you're travelling at 50mph South.