Miscellaneous Question 13

  1. Time taken by a boat in going upstream a certain distance is twice the time taken in going the same distance downstream. Find the speed of boat upstream if it covers $20$ $ km$ downstream in 1 hour 40 minutes.

(1) $6$ $ kmph$

(2) $7 $ $kmph$

(3) $6.5 $ $kmph$

(4) $7.2$ $ kmph$

(5) None of these

(IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE-V (Preliminary) 10.10.2015 Ist Sitting)

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Correct Answer: 13. (1)

Solution: 13. (1) Speed of boat in still water $=$ $x$ kmph.

Speed of current $=y $ $\mathrm{kmph}$

Rate downstream $=(x+y) $ $\mathrm{kmph}$

Rate upstream $=(x-y)$ $ \mathrm{kmph}$.

According to the question,

$x+y=\frac{20}{1 \frac{40}{60}} \mathrm{kmph}$

$\Rightarrow x+y=\frac{20}{\frac{5}{3}}=\frac{20 \times 3}{5}$

$=12$ $ \mathrm{kmph}$

$\therefore \frac{2 \times 20}{x+y}=\frac{20}{x-y}$

$\Rightarrow 2 x-2 y=x+y$

$\Rightarrow x=3 y$

From equation (i),

$3 y+y=12$

$\Rightarrow 4 y=12 \Rightarrow y=\frac{12}{4}=3 $ $\mathrm{kmph}$

$\therefore x=3 \times 3=9$ $ \mathrm{kmph}$

$\therefore$ Rate upstream

$=(x-y) $ $\mathrm{kmph}$

$=9-3=6 $ $\mathrm{kmph}$