Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Boats and Streams

Question:

A watercraft goes downstream from one point to another in 19 hours. It covers the same distance upstream in 23 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/hr, then find the distance between the two points..

Options:

323 km

437 km

399 km

441 km

Correct Answer:

437 km

Explanation:

                   Downstream (D.S)     :     Upstream (U.S)

         Time                        19       :      23

         Speed                      23       :      19

Then the ratio of speed of boat and stream = \(\frac{23 + 19}{2}\)  :  \(\frac{23 - 19}{2}\)

                                                               = 21  :  2

                                                     2R  = 2 kmph

                                                       R  = 1

       Then D.S and U.S speed = 23, 19

Distance = speed × time

            = 23  × 19

           =  437 km