Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Boats and Streams

Question:

The speed of a boat going downstream is 22 km/h. The speed of the stream is 1 km/h. How much distance in total will the boat cover going 3 hours downstream and 2 hours upstream?

Options:

112 km

94 km

106 km

102 km

Correct Answer:

106 km

Explanation:

we know that,

 upstream speed = a - b

downstream speed = a + b

Where a is speed of boat and b is speed of stream

Given that,

 a + b = 22km/hr and speed of stream b = 1 km/hr

So, a = 22 - 1 = 21 km/hr

Distance = Speed × Time

Total distance = 3 (a + b) + 2 (a - b) = 5a + by

using the above value of a and b

Total distance = 5 × 21 + 1 = 106 km