Question
A man rows x km downstream and the same distance
upstream in 16 hours. He can row 8x km downstream in 16 hours. How long will he take to row x km upstream?Solution
Let the downstream speed of the boat be ‘a’ km/hr According to the question, (8x/a) = 16 Or, (x/a) = (16/8) Or, (x/a) = 2 = time taken to travel ‘x’ km downstream Let the upstream speed of the boat be ‘b’ km/hr Also, (x/a) + (x/b) = 16 Or, 2 + (x/b) = 16 Or, (x/b) = 14 hours
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