If you run 10mph inside of a train that is moving 100mph, are you moving 110mph or 100mph?

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If you run 10mph inside of a train that is moving 100mph, are you moving 110mph or 100mph?

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You are moving 110 mph relative to a stationary observer on the ground, and 10 mph relative to a stationary observer on the train.

Velocities are all relative to something – am I standing still, or am I moving at 107,000 km/hr relative to a stationary observer on the sun?

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