Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

A boat can row upstream at 12 km/h and downstream at 20 km/h. Find the speed of boat in still water and the speed of the stream.

Options:

32 km/h, 8 km/h

14 km/h, 4 km/h

10 km/h, 6 km/h

16 km/h, 4 km/h

Correct Answer:

16 km/h, 4 km/h

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → 16 km/h, 4 km/h

$\text{Upstream speed} = u - v = 12$

$\text{Downstream speed} = u + v = 20$

$u = \frac{12 + 20}{2} = 16$

$v = \frac{20 - 12}{2} = 4$

Speed of boat in still water is $16$ km/h and speed of stream is $4$ km/h.