Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

Shankar can row upstream 5 km/h and downstream 10 km/h, the rate at which he rows in still water is :

Options:

7.5 km/h

2.5 km/h

15 km/h

5 km/h

Correct Answer:

7.5 km/h

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 7.5 km/h

$x$ → Speed of row

$y$ → Speed of current

Downstream = $x+y=10\,km/hr$   ...(1)

Upstream = $x-y=5\,km/hr$   ...(2)

Add (1) and (2)

$2x=15$

$x=7.5\,km/hr$