Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Boats and Streams

Question:

Ajay takes 4 hours more while swimming upstream than downstream. His speed in still water is 10 km/hr. The speed of stream is 2 km/hr. What is the distance?

 

Options:

96 km

20 km

80 km

72 km

Correct Answer:

96 km

Explanation:

Speed of Ajay in still water i.e. x = 10 km/hr

Speed of stream i.e. y = 2 km/hr

Upstream speed i.e. x - y = 8 km/hr Downstream speed i.e. x + y = 12 km/hr

Time = \(\frac{Distance }{ Speed}\)

\(\frac{x }{ 8}\) - \(\frac{x }{ 12}\) = 4

\(\frac{x }{ 24}\) = 4

x = 96 km