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A woman standing on a platform observes that Train X takes 2.5 seconds to completely pass her, while another Train Y of the same length moving in the same direction takes 3.5 seconds. What is the time taken by the two trains to cross each other completely when moving in the same direction?

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117.5 seconds✓
219.5 seconds
330.5 seconds
424.5 seconds

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17.5 seconds

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