A man standing on a railway platform noticed that a train took $21\, s$ to cross the platform (this means the time elapsed from the moment the engine enters the platform till the last compartment leaves the platform) which is $88\,m$ long, and that it took $9 s$ to pass him. Assuming that the train was moving with uniform speed, what is the length of the train in meters?

  • [KVPY 2015]
  • A

    $55$

  • B

    $60$

  • C

    $66$

  • D

    $72$

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