Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

A man can swim upstream at 6 km/h and downstream at 10 km/h. What is the speed of stream and speed of man in still water ?

Options:

speed of stream =3 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 8 km/hr

speed of stream =2 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 8 km/hr

speed of stream =2 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 6 km/hr

speed of stream =3 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 6 km/hr

Correct Answer:

speed of stream =2 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 8 km/hr

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) : speed of stream =2 km/hr, speed of man in still water = 8 km/hr

upstream speed, $v=6\, km/h$

downstream speed $u= 10\, km/h$

speed of stream $y = \frac{u-v}{2}=\frac{10-6}{2}= 2km/hr$

speed of man in still water $x=\frac{u+v}{2}=\frac{10+6}{2}= 8\, km/hr$