A 120 m long train is moving towards west

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A $120 \,m$ long train is moving towards west with a speed of $10\, m/s$. A bird flying towards east with a speed of $5\, m/s$ crosses the train. The time taken by the bird to cross the train will be........$sec$

A

$16$

B

$12$

C

$10$

D

$8 $

A $120 \,m$ long train is moving towards west with a speed of $10\, m/s$. A bird flying towards east with a speed of $5\, m/s$ crosses the train. The time taken by the bird to cross the train will be........$sec$

Relative velocity $ = 10 + 5 = 15\,m/s$.

Time taken by the bird to cross the train$ = \frac{{120}}{{15}} = 8\sec $