CHAPTER21

BOATSAND STREAMS
Sol. (d) Let the speed of stream be x km/h.
Gts and streams is an application of speed, time and .:Rate of downstream=(14+x) km/h
sanze. Speed of river flowing either helps a swimmer/or Distance
at while moving along the river or itopposes when Using, Time =:
ing against the direction of river.
Speed
7 28
i, We Will explain some important concepts. Ih 45min =
4 (14+ x)
S Water If the speed of water in a river or a pond is 14+x =16 ’ x2 km/h
O, then it is considered to be still water.
Stream If the water of river is moving at certain speed, Example 2. Aboat can travel with aspeed of 19 km/h in
then it 1s said to be a stream. stillwater. If the speed of the stream is 3km/h, then what
Downstream Motion If the motion of a boat or will be the total time (in hours) taken by the boat to go
SWimmer is in the direction of stream, then such 88 km downstream and 24 km upstream? [SSC (10+2) 2021]
(a) 4.5 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 5.5
motion is called as downstream motion.
Sol. (d) Given, speed of boat in sill water =19 km/h
Upstream Motion If the motion of a boat or swimmer Speed of stream =3 km/h
s2gainst the direction of stream, then such motion is Downstream speed =19+3 = 22 km/h
said to be upstream motion. Upstream speed =19 -3=16 km/h
Basic Forimulae Related to Boats &Streams According to the question,
24 88 Distance
#the speed of a boat in stil water is x km/h and the speed of .. Required time =
16 22
* Time =
stream isykm/h, then Speed
Downstream speed (0) =(x +y) kn/h =1.5 +4=5.5 h
Ubstream speed (U) =(x-y) kn/h
Speed of boat in still water, TYPE 2Mixed Problems Based on
Downstream speed +Upstream speed] Upstream and Downstream
2
Speed of strearm, Example 3. The speed of aboat is 6km/h in still water
and the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, if the boat takes 6
y Downstream speed -Upstream speed
h to go to a place and comeback. Then, find the distance
of the place. [IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Pre) 2022]
(a) 16 km (b) 8 km (c) 24 km (d) 18 km
TYPE1Simple Problems Based on (e) 30 km
Upstream and Downstream
Sol. (a) Speed of boat in stillwater =6 km/h
km/h.
Example 1. The speed of a boat in still water is 14speed and speed of current =2 km/h
the
lt goes 28km downstream in lh 45 min. Find [RRB NTPC 2022]
Let the distance of the place =d
of the stream. According to the question,
(a) 16 kmh (b) 12 km/h d
(d) 2 km/h + =6
(c) 7km/h 6+2 6-2
352 Test of Arithm
a-6 d+2d =6x8 Sol. (b) Let the rateof upstream be x km/h
8 4 and rate of downstream be 2x km/h.
1
d=16 km Speed in still water = (* +2")
Speedy Method
I =6kmh, y=2 km/h ’ x=2
Distance is constant ie. Sx
.:.Rate of downstream = 2(2) =4 km/h
D
» Speed of stream =2 (4-2) =x2=11
2
km/h
Speed =
2 1 Speedy Method 1
Time = 1 Distance is constant i.e. S
(1+ 2)unit = 6h
D
1unit 63 =2h
Time 1 2
.:. Reguired distance = 8 x2 = 16 km
Speed = 2 1
D_*+y_2
Exampie 4. Adiver rowing at the speed of 3km/h in still x-y 1
water takes double the time going 50 km upstream
(*+ y)+ (a -)
compared to going 50 km downstream. The speed y (x+ )-(*-y)
(in km/h)of the stream is [RRC Group D2022]
(a) (b) 1 (d) 3
2+133km/h
2-1 1
3
So y=1km/h

Exercise1 TYPEWISE QUESTIONS

TYPE 1 Simple Problems Based on (a) 12 h (b) 8 h The speed of a boat in standing wat
Upstream and Downstream (c) 10 h (d) 15 h is 6 km/h and the speed of the stea
(e) None of these is 2.5 km/h. A man rows to aplaci
A. The speed of a boat in still water be
17 km/h and ler the speed of the The speed of a stream is 3 km/h and a distance of 59.5 km and comes bad
Stream be 5 km/h. What is the time the speed of a man in still water is to the starting point. The total
taken by the boat to go 110 km 5 km/h. The time taken by the man taken by him is
downstream? [SSC CPO 2023] to swim 26 km downstream is (a) 16 h (b) 24 h
(a) 4.5 h (b) 6h (c) 5.5 h (d) 5 h [RRB NTPC 2021] (c) 22 h (d) 18 h

Aboat covers 36 km in upstream in (6) 424 h I.A boat covers a distance of 6)

2 h and 66 km in downstream in downstream in 5h while it takes
13 h to cover the same distanct
3 h. Find the speed of boat in still 4
upstream. What is the speed ot t
water (SSC MIS AE
[IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Pre) 2019] 5. A boat travels at a speed of 10 km/h boat in still water?
(b) 11km/h
(a) 21 km/h (b) 19 km/h in still water. The speed of the (a) 8 km/h
(c) 20.5 km/h (d) 20 km/h stream is 4 km/h. How much time (c) 6 km/h (d) 9 km/h
(e) 19.5 km/h will the boat take to travel 30 km 72km
Aboat Covers a distance of
The speed of a boat in still water and upstream? [IBPS Clerk (Pre) 2022] downstream in 6 h. while it take
(a) 3 h 12h to cover the same dista ofth
the speed of astream are 15 km/h
(b) 6 h speedd
and 3 km/h, respectively. Find the upstream. What is the
time taken to cover 72 km and then (c) 5 h boat in still water?
return to the starting point. (d) 7 h (b) 9 km/h
(e) 10 h
(a) 6 km/h (d) 8 km/h
[BPS RRB Officer Scale I(Pre) 2021] (c) 10 km/h
 Streams
353

row 36 km upstream in
can
15. A man can row a boat the stream
Aboat [Link] distance at a speed of 21. The speed of a boat with
22 km/hin stillwater. If the is 10 km/h and while returning its
and
oh
downstrcann in 3 h. What is the river the
the boat in still water? flows at the speed of 6 km/h, it takes speed becomes 6 km/h. Find
iof 11 h to travel to one place water and the
[SSC (10+2) 2023] and speed of boat in still
(Pre) 2021]
a )1 4k m / h (b) 8 km/h return. How far is that place from speed of stream. (18BPS Clerk
i )1 0k m / h (d) 6 km/h the starting point? (a) 8 km/h and 2 km/h
[DSSS8 Lab Asst. 2024] (b) 7 km/h and 3 km/h
upstream a distance of
(a) 112 km (b) 104 km (c) 6 km/h and 2 km/h
Aman rows and rows downstream (c) 108 km
55km
in5h (d) 136 km (d) 9 km/h and 1 km/h
)distance
of 75 km in 3 h. How 15. The speed of aboat in stillwater is (e) None of the above
will he take to row a
much
tÉme
18 km/h and the speed of the 22. Nikunj goes 4 km against the 2 km
distance off96 km in still water?
current is6 km/h. In how much current of astreanm in 1hand
(SSC (10+2) 2021] time (in hours) will the boat travel a
min (b) 5 h 20 min along the current in 15 min. How
distance of 90km upstream and the long willit take him to go 7 km in
a) 4 h 40
d6h 10 min (d) Sh 45 min same distance downstream? (SSC CPO 2023]
stationary water?
speed of a boat in still water is
[SSC CGL (Tier ) 2019] (a) 1 h 15 min (b) 1h 20 min
. a0Thekm/h and the speed of the stream (c) 1h 10 min (d) 1 h5 min
(a)92 (6)114 ()12 (d) 10
75 km/h. What is the time in
23. The sum of speed of a boat in still
hours taken by the boat in the 17 The speed of a boat in still water is water and the current is 20 km/h.
stream to go from point A to B and 15 km/h and the speed of the The boat takes 8 h to cover 96 km
then back to A covering a total =4skm current is 5 km/h. In how much upstream. Find the difference
90 km? [SSC MTS 2023] time (in hours) will the boat travel a
distance of between the speed of boat in still
la) 3.2 (b) 2.8 distance of 60 km upstream and the water and speed of current?
(d) 3.0 same distance downstream? [SBI PO (Pre) 2022]
() 3.4 SSC CPO 20201
(a) 10 km/h (b) 14 km/h
12. To go a distance of 144 km (a) 20 (6) 12 (c) 9 (d) 10
(c) 16 km/h (d) 12 km/h
upstream, a rower takes 12 h
while
(e) 18 km/h
ir takes her only 9 h to row the same man rows a distance of34 km
distance downstream. What is the TYPE 2Mixed Problems Based on
speed of the stream? upstrcam in1÷hand a distance of Upstream and Downstream
(SSC CGL (Tier I) 2023] 2
(b) 1km/h 13km downstream in 2 h. How
(a) 3 km/h 24. Aboat can travel 5 km upstream in
(d) 2 km/h much time will the man take to rOW 15 min. If the ratio of the spced of
() 1.5 km/h a distance of 90 km in still water?
(SSC CPO 2019]
the boat in stillwater to the speed of
Ravi can row a boat in still water at the stream is 6:1, then how much
the speed of 14km/h. If a river is (a) 15 h (b) 24 h time will the boat take to cover
lowing at the speed of 2 km/h and (c) 18h (d) 20 h
19.6km downstream?
Ravi takes 3 h to cover a certain [SSC MTS 2022]
distance upstream, then how much 19. Find the total distance covered by
boat in each upstream and (a) 54 min (b)26 min
time will he take to cOver the same
distance downstream? SsC (10+2) 2021] downstream in 7 h if the speed of (c) 42 min (d) 31 min
la) 2h 20 min boat in stillwater and speed of
(25) The downstream speed of aboat is
(b) 2h current is 21 km/h and 3 km/h 5 km/h more than its upstream
respectively. [SBI Clerical Cadre 2019)
(c) 2 h 15 min speed and the ratio of the speed of
(a) 280 km (b) 294 km
(d) 2 h 30 min the boat in still water to the speed of
(c) 315 km (d) 301 km
14, Sunil can row aboat 20 km the stream is 19:[Link] the total
(e) 322 km time taken by boat totravel 42 km
Upstream in l h 15 min, If the speed and the downstream and 31.5 km upstream?
of the current of the river is 2km/h, 20. Speed of stream is 4 km/h
hen how much time will he take to speed of boat is 1! km/h. In how [IBPS Clerk (Pre) 2020]
OW the boat 30 km downstream? much time will the boat cover a (b) 8 h
[SSC (10+2) 2021] distance of 21 km upstream and
(a 1 h 10
min 45 km downstream? [SSC (10+2) 2023] () 9h
(b) 1h 45 (a) 6h (b) 3 h 2
min (d) 7 h
()1h 30 min (c) 4 h (e) 10 h
(a)1h 20 min
354 Test of Arithmet

Z6. The ratio betwecn the upstream speed 0.2 h more in upstream than to go 36. A man can row 52 km
of boat and the speced of current is downstream for the same distance, A) km downstream in 10
then find the distance travelled by h, It ie
7:. If the boat can cover 70 km also known that he can
upstream in Sh, then find the distance boat in one directional way. downstream and 60
itcan cover running downstream in [SBI PO (Pre) 2021] 13 h. Find the speed
5h. BPS RRB Ofice Assistant (Pre) 2021)] (a) 33 km (b) 22 km still water.
(a) 75 km (b) 85 km (c) 44 km (d) 55 km (a) 8 km/b
(c) 80 km (d) 95 km (e) None of these (c) 6 km/h
(e) 90 km (e) None of these
32. Aboat racer can row 213 km/h in
27. A boat can cover 28 km downstream 2
37. A man can row a distance of 81-:
in 42 min. Ratio of speed of boat in still water. If the speed of river is downstream in acertain time and
still water to speed of stream is 7:3. 12.5 km/h, it takes him 40 min to
can row6 km upstream in the same
Find difference between time taken by row to a place and back, how far off time. If he rows 24 km upstream
boat to cover 60 km downstream and is the place (consider up to two and the same distance downstream
40 km upstream [SBIClerk (Pre) 20201 decimals)? [SSCCGL (Tier I) 2022]
(a) 2.25 h (b) lh (a) 5km (b) 5km
in 134 h, then the speed (in km/h)
(c) 1.5 h (d) 0.4 h 27 the current is [SSC CGL (Tier ) 2020
(e) 0.9 h
(c) 4.2 km (d) 3 km
27 27 (b) 4
28. A boat having a speed of 12 km/h
covering a distance of 36 km in
upstream and a distance of 30 km in 33.) Aboat goes 27 km upstream and
33 km downstream in 6 h. In the
(c) 3 (d) 2
downstrearm. If the time taken by the
same time it can go 36 km upstream
boat to cover the distance in up and 38. The speed of a motorboat in sil
down is in the ratio of 2 : 1 then fund and 22 km downstream. How much
time will it take to go 36 kmn water is 20 km/h. It travels 150 km
thespeed of the stream. downstream and then returns to the
[SBI Clerk (Pre) 2022] upstream and 44 km downstream?
(a) 3 kmh [SSC CGL (Tier I) 2021] starting point. If the round trip
(b) 4 km/h takes a total of 16 h, what is the
(c) 5 km/h (d) 6 km/h (a) 8 h 30 min
speed (in km/h) of the flow of river!
(e) 8 km/h (b) 8 h 10 min
[SSC CGL (Tier I) 2021)
(c) 8h
29. Manyata rowed a certain distance (a) 8 (b) 6
(d) 7 h 50 min
downstream in 2 h while it took her (c) 5 (d) 4
30 min more to row the same 34. A boat can go 5 km upstream and
39, Aboat is moving 3 km against the
distance upstream. How much time 7-km downstream in 45 min. It current of the stream in lh and
will she take to make the two-way 2 moves 1 km in the direction of the
journey in still water? [RRB NTPC 2022] can also go 5 km downstream and current in 12 min. How long willt
(a) [Link] h 2.5 km upstream in 25 min. How take the boat to go6 km in
(b) 4:10 h much time (in minutes) will it take (SSC(10+2)204
(c) [Link] h to go 6 km downstream?
stationary water?
(a)1 h and 25 min
(d) [Link] h [SSC CGL (Tier ) 2021
(a) 10 (b) 12
(b) 1h and 15 min
30 Ashok rows 43.5km/h in still water. (c) 15
(c) 1h and 30 min
(d) 20
/ If the river is running at 14.5 km/h, (d) 1h and 20 min
it takes him 90 mín to row to a 35.) A b0at moves 25 km upstream and
place and back. How far is the place 39 km downstream in 8 h. It travels 40. In a stream running aat 3km/h, a
from the starting point? (in km) motorboat goes 12 km upstream
35 km upstream and 52 km in60 mit
[UP Police SI 2021]
downstream in 11 h. What is the back to the starting point
(a) 25 (b)27 speed of the stream if it travels at a Find the speed (in km/h) of the
(c) 29 (d) 23 motorboat in still water.
uniform speed? (Tier) 208/
(SSCCGL
31. The speed of a power boat in still [SSC CGL (Tier I) 2022]
(a) 2(2 +17) (b) 2(4+415)
water is 144 km/h and the speed of (a) 4 km/h (b) 5 km/h (4)3(2+f7)
stream is 54 km/h. If boat takes (c) 6 km/h (d) 3 km/h (o) 3(4 +17)
Boats and Streams

Exercise 2 MIXED QUESTIONS

11. Speed of a man in still water is time taken by the boat to cover (a) 6:1 (b) 1:6
(28/3)km/h. It takes him thrice as (D - 45) km in upstream is 3: 2. (c) 1:5 (d) 5:1
much ime to row upstream as it Then, find thevalue of D: (e) None of these
takes to row downstream. What is (SBI PO (Pre) 2019]
46. The speed of a boat in a river when
thespeod of the stream? [RRB JE 2019) (a) 60 km (b) 87 km
(c) 99 km (d) 108 km going downstream is thrice of the
a) (l6/3) km/h speed when it goes upstream.
(b) (14/3) km/h (e) 90 km
(c) (20/3) km/h
If the speed of stream is halved, the
44. The speed of a boat in still water is boat takes 4h to travel 50 km
(d) 6 km/h 15 km/h. The speed of the current is
3 km/h. The difference between the
downstream. What is the original
42. A man can row a boat in still water speed of stream?
time taken for upstream and
at a speed of 5 m/s. He covers a (UBPS RRB Officer Scalel(Pre) 2020)
stretch of 200 m in a river downstream to complete two trips (a) 5 km/h
downstream during high and low (i.c., from one end to the other
(b) 2.5 km/h
tides in 10 sec and 25 sec, coming back and repcating the same (c) 7.5 km/h
respectively. again) is 10 min. What is the distance (d) 12.5 km/h
between the two ends? [RRB NTPC 2021]
What is the ratio of the speed (a) 2 km (b) 3.5 km
(e) 10 km/h
(in m/s) of the water flowing in the (c) 2.5 km (d) 3 km 47. A boat takes 20 h for travelling
river during high and low tides? downstream from point Ato point
[SSC MTS 2019) 45. Aboat going downstream take 5 h B and comes back to a mid-point C
(a) 5:3 (b) 5: 1 to cover a certain distance, while it
(c) 32
: ( d ) 4:3 between Aand B. The speed of the
takes 3 h to cover of the same stream is5 km/h and the speed of
7 the boat in still water is 10 km/h.
43. Ratio of speed of boat in stillwater
to the speed of current is 10: 1. distance running upstream, then Find the distance berween AandB
Ratio of time taken by the boat to what is the ratio of the speed of boat (in km). (SSC MTS 2023]
cover D km in downstream to the in stillwater to speed of stream? (a) 100 (b) 120 (c) 150 (d) 75
[IBPS RRB Officer Scale (Pre) 2020)

Answers
2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. b) 10. b)
11. (4) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. ) 20. a)
21. (a) 22. () 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (e) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (C)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. () 37, (b) 38. (c). 39. (c) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (b) 43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (b)

Answers with Explanations

.:. Speed of boat in still water 4. (d) Rate of downstream
1. (d) Downstream speed of the boat
=17+5 = 22 km/h 18 + 22 =(3 +5) =8 km/h
110
-(*+
2
y)= 2
.:Time =
Distance
Required time = 22 =5h
= 20 km/h Speed
26 13
2. (d) Upstream speed of boat (x) 3. (c) According to the question, ’ Time =
4 4
36 Time taken to cover the journey
=18km/h 5. (c) The speed of the boat in still water
2 72 72
(15 +3) (15 -3) =10 km/h
Downstream speed of boat (y)
and the speed of the current = 4 km/h
66 =4+6=10 h
= 22 km/h :The speed of boat in upstream
3
356 Test of Arithmeti
=10- 4 =6 km/h Man's downstream speed Speed of boat in still water
:.The time taken by boat to covered
30 (D)
=25 km/h .Time taken to row the boat 30 L=16+2=18 km
30km Sh 30
6 Man's speed in still water downstream = 30
18+2 20 =15h
6. (6) Boat'sdownstream speed
=ih 30 min
=6+2,5 =85 km/h
Boats upstream speed 15. (a) Given, the speed of boat
=6-2.5 =3.5 km/h
-(25+11) =18 km/h (B) = 22 km/h
Required total time 96 and the speed of current (s) =6 km/A
59,5 59,5
Required time 18 h=sh Let the total distance to cover
from one
8,5 3.5 place = x km
=5h-x60
3
min According to the question,
=7+17=24 h
=5h 20 min + =11
7. () Boat's downstream speed (22 +6) (22 -6)
6
=13 km/h
11. (a) The speed of aboat in still water
=30 km/h =1|
28 16
65 and the speed of the stream=75 km/h 4x +7x
Boat's upstream speced = =5 km/h
13 According to the question, 112
=11’x=112 km
Speed of the boat in still water Time taken, to go from point Ato B
and then back to A So, the required distance =112 km
(Downstream speed 45 45 16. (b) Speed of boat in still water
+ Upstream speed) (30 +75) (30-75) =x km/h

--03-5)=9 kmh =1.2 +2=3.2 h Speed of current = ykm/h

According to the question,
12. (d) Let the speed of stream=y km /h
8. (6) Boat's downstream speed 90 90
Time =
72 and the speed of rower = x km/h
=12 km/h
6 According to the question,
144 Time =
Distance
72
Boat's upstream speed = 12 =6 km/h x-y= =12 ...(1) Sped
12

Speed of the boat in still water 144 90 9090 90

and *+y= -16 ...i1)
9 18 +6 18-6 24 12
1
=-(Downstream
2 speed From Eqs. (1) and (ii), we get 45+90 135
y=2 km/h 12 12
+ Upstream speed)
1
-02+6) =9 km/h
Hence, speed of the stream =2 km/h
13. () Upstream speed =14-2 =12 km/h
-114h
9. (b) Boat's upstream speed = 9 -=4km/h
36 Distance covered in upstream It will take l1-h.
4
=12x3 =36 km
[: Distance = Speed x Time] 17. (c) Speed of boat in stillwater (*)
Boar's downstream speed =15kmh
36 12 km/h Downstream speed =14+2
3 =16 km/h Speed of currentis (y) =5 km/h
Speed of boat in still water 60 60
Now, time taken to cover this distance, Required time = +
1 36 x+y *-)
(Downstream speed in downstream = =2-h
2 16 4 60 60 =3+6=9h

+
+ Upstream speed) =2h 15 min 20 10
still water
1 18. (d) Let the sppeed of man in
-02+4)=8 m/h 14. (0) Here, 1 h15min =h
4
20
10. (6) Man's upstrearm speed Upstream speed = 5 = 16 km/h Speed of current =y km/h
55 Downstream speed =*+)
(U)==1! km/h 4
Upstream speed =x-y
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Streams

13
7hen.
...) 22. (c) Nikunj's upstream speed .Required time taken
15 19.6 x 60 =42 min
= 4km/h 28
...(i) Nikunjs downstream speed
and 3 2 25. (6) Let the speed of boat in still water
2 =19x
-x60 = 8km/h Let the speed of stream =5x
adding Eqs. () and1(i), we get 15
13 t5- = 18 Nikunj'sspeed in still water Speed downstreamn =19x + 5x = 24x
2x = 2
’ 2x =9
Speed upstream =19x-5x =14x
(downstream +upstream). According to the question,
24x -14x =5 ’ 10x =5
2

Time taken to row a distance of

-(4+8) =6 km / h X=
5 1
10 2
water =
Distance Time taken to go 7 km in still water
0 km in still
Speed Speed downstream = 24 x -2 =12 km/h
90
-=1=h
6
=1÷=lh-x60
6 6
min
= 20 h
9 =lh 10 min Speed upstream =14 x2 =7kmh
2
23. (d) Let the speed of boat in still water According to the question,
s () Given, speed of boat in stll water =x km/h Total time taken by boat to travel 42 km
= 21 km/h And the speed of current = ykm/h downstream and 31 km upstream
Speed of current =3 km/h 42 31.5
Upstreamspeed = 21 -3=18 km/h
According to the question, =(3.5 + 45) = 8h
12 7
*+y= 20 km/h ..()
Downstream speed
Again, the boat takes 8 h to cover Speedy Method
=21+3 =24 km/h 96 km in upstream, Let boat's speed in still water = x
Toral covered distance Speed of the stream = y
96
=7x Upstream speed Then, -=8 19 D
+7x Downstream speed *-y 5'U
(:: Distance = Time x Speed) *-y=12 km/h ...(1) 19+5 2412
19-5 1 4 ) + 5
=7x18+ 7x 24 On adding Eqs. (1) + (i), we get
=126+168 = 294 km 20 + 12 5 units = 5 km/h
=10 +6=16 km/h
.4) Boar's downstream speed 2 1 unit =1km/h
20 -12 D= 12 units =12 km/h
=11+4= 15 km/h and y = =10 -6=4 km/h U-7 units =7 km/h
2
Boa's upstream speed Required time
42 31.5
=11-4 =7 km/h So, required difference between the 12 7
Iime to cover the distance speed of boat in stillwater and speed of = 35+ 4.5 =8h
current =(16 -4) km/h
21, 45
=*+*=3+3 =6h =12 km/h 26. (e) Let the upstream speed of boat be
7 15 '7x' km/h and the speed of current be
60
24. () Upstream speed =5 x = 20 km/h x' km/h.
44) Speed of aboat downstream (D) 15
=10 km/h Let the speed of the boat in still water According to the question,
Speed of bboat upstream () =6 km/h 70

Now, speed of boat in still water

and speed of stream be 6x km/h and
x km/h, respectively.
5=
7x Tine =Distance
Speed
6x-x = 20 70
-=2
2 0+U)=10 +6) =8 km/h 20
=4 km/h 35
5 And upstream speed of boat
peed of stream =- (D -U) :. Downstream speed = Speed of boat -Speed of current
=6x +x=7x ’7x= Speed of boat - x
-} a0-6) =2km/h =7x4 28 km/h ’ Speed of boat =8x =8x 2=16
358 Test of Arithmet
The downstream speed of boat 36 2x 30 Let the distance between the
- Speed of boat + Speed of current 12 - x 12 + x starting point=* km eplace and
=16 + 2-18 90
The distance cover running 3(12 + x) =5(12 - x) Then,
36 + 3x =60 -5x 29 58 60
downstrean in 5h =5x 18 =90 km
3x +5x =60 -36 2x +x 3
Speedy Method 58
Let boat's speed= x 8x = 24
Stream's speed = y x =3 6x =58x3
*-y_7 So, speed of the stream = x km/h 58x3
1 = 29 km
=3 km/h 6
*-y=7;:y= 1unit
29. (c) Let the distance = d km 31. (a) Let the speed of a power
*=7+ y=7+1= 8 units boat in il
.:. x+ y =8+1=9 units water =144 km/h
70 Downstream speed (D) =km/h Let the speed of the stream =54 kmik
*- y=7 units = = 14 km/h 2
5
Upstream speed (U) Let distance be d km.
14
*+ y= 9 units = x9 = 18 km/h
7 d
-km/h
Upstream speed =144 -54 =90 kmh
Required distance = 18 x 5 = 90 km 2+0.5 2.5 Downstream speed
(: 30 min =0.5 h] =144 + 54 =198 km/h
27. (6) Let speed of boat in still water and
speed of stream be 7x km/h and Manyata speed in sill water According to the question,
3x km/h. d
Then, downstream speed 90 198
=(7x +3x)=10x km/h 45d 45d d d
=0.2
and upstream speed 2x5 10 90 198
=(7x -3x) = 4x km/h 2d 200
According to the question, ..Required time =
45d 45
28 42 28 10
’x= x=4 6d
10x 60 4 -=0.2 × 18
:.Required difference =
40 60 =4*h
9
=4hx60min
9
55

4x 10x =33 km
10 6 4 4 = 4h 26min x 60sec 6
-=- =lh
x 4 Speedy Method
=4h 26 min 40sec = [Link]h For same distance, Sc
Speedy Method
Speed of boat Speedy Method D
Here,
Speed of stream 1_(et)
3
Here, distance = constant i.e. Sc=
*+ y 7+3 10 5 D Speed = 198 90
*- y 7-3 4 2 11
28 Time = 2 2.5 Time 5 11
2+ y= 5 units = x60 = 40 km/h
42 4 5
40
:.1units = 8 km/h Speed = 5 4 6
*(* +)+ (*- y) 6 units = 02 h
..*-y=2 units = 8 x2 = 16km/h (* + y)-(- y) 02
5 units =
:. Required difference 5+ 4 9 6 6
40 60 5 3 2 Required distance
16 4022 -=1h
5-4 1
* =9units km
=198 x -=33
28. (a) Let speed of the stream =x km/h Distance=2 x(4x5) = 40 units
40,
.Required time=h =4;h 32. () Given, speed Of boat in still
Upstream speed =(12 -x) km/h
Downstream speed=(12 + x) km/h = 4:26 : 40h water = 21- km/h
2
36 30. (c) Ashok's upstream speed
12 - x 2 = 22.5 km/h
Given, = 43.5 -145 = 29 km/h Speed of river =12.5 km/h
30 1
Ashok's downstream speed ’ Speed of boat in upstream
12+ x
= 43.5 +145 =58 km/h =(225 -12:5) =
10ks
 I Streams
359
peed of boat in downstream
=(22.5 +125) =35 km/h 15 66 +=13
60,
45 From Eq. (ü). D 8
be x km far ofA.
Jet,the place U D 60 ...)
66
Now, time travel upstream + Time to =13-75
vel downstream =
40 min and 2.5,5 25 ..(i)
D
40 D 60 66
D= =12
10 35 60 From Eq. (ii) x 2- Eq (), we get 5.5
35x + 10x 4 510
+ 5 7.5_50 45 Speed of the man in stillwater
6
UD U D 60 60
350
2.5 5
4x 350 D
’ D=30 km/h
45x = 60

4x 350 140
Time to cover 6 km downstream. -(12+8)
2
=10o km/h
5
6x 45 =5 km Time = Distance 6. 1
h 37. (6) Let the speed of man =x km/h
27
Speed 30 5
Speedy Method
and the speed of current = y km/h
..Time =,
*60 =12 min
Here,distarnce =constant i.e. S : According to the question,
8 6
D 35. (a) Let upstream speed =U x+y x-y
Downstream speed =D
Speed = 35 10 8x -8y =6x +6y
= 7 2 From question,
2x =14y ’ *=7y
Time = 2 7 2539 =8 24 24 7
40 ... ()
2+7) unit= UD Now,
(*-y)' (*+y) 4
40 2 3552
-+=11 ...(i)
2 units UD 24(x +y+x-)_2
Required distance From Eq. () x7-Eq. (ii) x 5, we get (a-y') 4
4 140 5 24(2x) 7
= 35x27= 27 =
175, 273 (175, 260 )=56-55
U DUD (-y') 4
273-260
2.() Let downstream speed = D
D
=1 24x 2x7y_7 [:x=7y)
Upstream speed =U (7y)-y² 4
D =13
According to the question, Ue25
48x7y 7
y=4 km/h
33 27 From Eq. (), =5 48y 4
+ =6 ...) 8-3
DU
Speedy Method
22 36
=6 ...(i)
Speed of the stream -0-) Here, time is constant i.e. D c S
DU D

From Eq. (i) x4-Eq. (ii) x 3, we get -13-5) =4km/h Distance = 6

132 108 (66 108 36. (d) Let upstream speed =U km/h Speed 4 3
D U Downstream speed = D km/h Let downstream speed = 4 Kkm/h
Upstream speed = 3K km/h
132-66 =6’ D
==11
66 42.
+
52 =10 ... ) Speed of the current
D 6 D U

From Eq.(i), 27 66 60
-+=13 ... (11)
4K- 3K) =K
U= =9 D U 24 24
6-3 Now,
From Eq. (i) x11-Eq. (i) x 7, we get 4K 3A 4
Required time 6+8 7

36, 44 -=4+4=8h 462,572U 610-91

D DU
K 4
14x 4
9 11 K=
7
572-420
=19
upstream speed = Ukm/h Speed of the current = K
2
Downstream speed =Dkm/h = 4 km /h
cording to the question, 19
360 Test of Arthme

5+x = 20 ’ x=l5 m/e

38.(o) Given, distancc =150 km
200
Speed of motorboat (*) = 20 km/h and 25 =
Total time =16h =1h 30 min 5+y
Let speed of flow of rivet - y 40.(c) Let the speed of boat in still water be ’ 5+y =8 ’ y =3 m/s
When boat move downstream = 20 + y :. Required ratio =*:y =15:3=5:1
When boat move upstrcam = 20-y 12 12 43.(c) Let speed of boat in: still
150
+ =1
and speed of current = x
watet :
150 (x-3) (x+3)
16=
(20 +y) (20- y) ’12(* +3) +12(* -3) = x'-9 According to the question,
150(20 - y)+150(20 +y) D
> 12x + 36+12* -36 = x -9
(20 -y 10x + x 3
’ x-24x -9 =0 D 45 2
16x (20* - ) a =1,b-24, c=-9 10% -x
=150 × 20 -150 y+150x 20 +150y We know that, 9D 3
16x 400 16y =3000 +3000 11(D 45) 2
X=

[:(a-6)(a+ b) =«'-62] 2a
18D =33D -1485
16y* =6400 -6000 .-24) ty(-24) -4x1x -9 15D =1485
16y* =400 2×1 D =99 km
24±\576 +36 44.() Let distance travelled in two tris
y= 25 2 x km.
y=5 km/h 24 t V612 24 t6y17 Downstream Speed=15 +3 =18 knh
’x=
.:. Speed of flow of the river 2 2 Upstream Speed =15-3 =12 kmh
=5 km/h
’x=12t3/17 >x=3(4 t 17) According to the question,
Speedy Method * * 10
150 150 -.Speed of boat in still water F-x=6km
=16 12 18 60 36 6
20+ y 20- y is 3(4+ 17).
Here, (20+ y) and (20- y) should be 41.(6) Let the rate of upstream be x km/h Hence, distance travelled in each ip
the factor of 150. 6
By hit and trial (from option), .:Rate of downstream be 3x km/h
Let y= 5
150 150
= 16
.Speed in stillwater = (* +3x) 45.(a) Let the distance be d km
25 15
28 4x 14
6+ 10 = 16 Downstream speed = km/h
16 = 16 3 2 3
:. Rate of downstream 3d km/h
39.(c) Given, Speed of upstream=3 km/h Upstream speed 7x3 7
and Speed of downstream .. Speed of boat in still water
=l km/12 min
’ Speed of stream=
=1 kmh=5
60
km/h
14 km/h kmh
": Speed of boat
(Speed of upstream
42. (b) Speed of a boat in still water =5 Speed of current
+Speed of downstrcam) m/s
2
Let the speed of the water flowing in
the river during high and low be x and
-3+5
=4 km/h
2
y,respectively.
According to the question,
Now, time taken by boat to go 6 km in
200
stationary water
10= : Time = Distance =6:1
5+x
Speed :. Required ratio =35 35
 Distance IIL.237
Applications of Time, Speed and

dividing
total distance by
total time, we get Time after which the trains will meet
On = (840/140)
Average specd - =6 hours.
which they meet is
Hence, the time at
Afler mecting, Ip.m. + 6hours =7 p.m.
has a
30. Solve this through options. Assume the tunnel
distance of the cow from
length of 7 units. So. the
Yis 5 units. If we
entrance Xis 2 units and from exit
speed ratio
check for option (a), which gives us the entrance
at the
= 90x/16/9 = 120kmph. of 7:3 and match it for the meeting
the following: When the cow
and the exits we see
speed of train
= Sm/s
S and its length =Lm. move 2 units. In the
moves to the entrance he would
5 Letthe paSSes a pole only train's length is considered x 2/3 = 14/3 units
When it same time, the train wouldmove 7
whereas
when it crosses the platform, the sum of of distance. This means that the train is at a distance
considered Next,
langths of the train and the platform is tunnel's entrance.
of 14/3 units away from the
the exit Y,
So when we compare the meeting points at 7=
100/S = 30. moved 14/3 +
L/S = 15 and (L + we see that, the train would have
the
Solving. we get 35/3 units, while the cow would move 5 units to
m. distances
S= (100/15) m/s and L = 100 meeting point at the exit Y. The ratio of
train be x m traveled would be 7:3, which matches the ratio we
% let the length of each
m
Then. the distance covered = 2x started with. If you try to do the same steps with
match.
Reiative speed = (56 - 46) kmph a ratio of 13 : 7, the final ratio would not
Relative speed (in m/'s) = 10 x (5/18) = 25/9 Hence, option (a) is correct.
Hence, (2x/54) = 25/9
Solving, we get BOATS AND STREAMS
I=75 m.
-- 40 The chapter on boats and streams is an important topic for
27. Relative speed of the trains = 80 aptitude examinations. You can expect some questions from
=40 kmph = 40 x
5 100
m/s. this topic in most aptitude examinations. Since, this topic
18 9 is clearly drawn from the time, speed and distance concept,
Let the length of the faster train = L m. the same equation (Speed x Time = Distance) works in this
100) topic too.
Time taken = L+ = 72s. A boat moving in a stream has its own speed. This speed
is called as the speed of the boat in still water. However, if
(Note: The length of the second train doesn't matter the boat is moving in a stream that is not still but moving, the
as the situation is of the train crossing a man in the
effective speed of the boat increases if the boat is going along
other train. with the stream (downstream), while the effective speed of the
Solving, we get boat reduces if it is traveling against the stream (upstream).
L=72 x
100
= 800 m.
If the speed of the boat in still water is S, and the speed of
9 the stream is S, then:
28. Let the distance between Mumbai and Delhi = d km. Speed downstream, S, S, + S,
From the information given in the question, we can Speed upstream, S, = S,- Ss:
inferthat the two trains must have travelled for 120/5
Note: f you are given the speed of the boat upstream and
=24 hours before they meet each other.
Iis can be thought of as : For 1hour of movement, the speed of the boat downstream (S,,and S,), the speed of
the faster train would trave) 5 km more than the the boat in still water S, is the average of S,, and S,
slower train.
hence, it would travel 120 km extra in 24 hours. Example 1 A boat travels 12 kmph while going
Hence, the distance between Mumbai and Delhi = downstream and 8 kmph while going upstream. What is
24 x (45 + 50) = 2280 km. the speed of the boat in still water and what is the speed
of the stream?
P.m., the train from Rajauri travels a distance
of 6 x 60 = 360 km. Solution: It is given that
SO now the distance left = 1200 - 360
840 km.
S,=8kmph and S, = 12 kmph, Then
Kelative speed = 60 + 80 = 140 kmph. S, =Average of 8and 12 = 10 kmph
and S, = Difference between S, and S,, = 2 kmph
I.238 Howto Prepore for Quantitative Aptitude for C¤T

SOLVED EXAMPLES from Ato Band back in 6 hours

30
1. A boat sails downstreanm from point A to point B. it goes from Ato Cin 9 hours.
take to go from C to A?
minutes
How \ong while
which is 10 km fromA, and then rctums to A. If the
(a) 3.75 h (b) 4 h
wouud
actual speed of the boat (in still water) is 3 km/h, the (c) 4.25 h
trip fronm A to B takes 8 hours less than that from (d) 4.5 h
B to A. What must the actual speed of the boat for Solution: Since Ato Cis double the
the trip from A to B to take exactly 100 minutes? it is evident that the time taken for AtoC distance
(a) lkmph (b) 2kmph be double the time taken from Ato B and back
(c) 3 kmph of 6.5 hours =13 hours). Since going from
and back
(ie. would
(d) 4 kmph Ato Cdouble,
Solution: In order to solve this, you first need to think 9bours, coming back from Cto A would take
4
of the speed of the river flow (if the speed of the boat in 9+ 4 = 13 h). hOurs (as
still water is 3 kmph). 6. A boat goes 15 km upstream in 80
Let the speed of the river flow = s kmph and the speed of the stream 5kmph. The minutes. The
speed of the boat be x kmph. boat in still water is speed of the
Then the downstream speed = (3 + s) kmph (a) 16.25 kmph (b) 16 kmph
and the upstream speed = (3 - s) kmph. (c) 15 kmph (d) 17 krmph
Clearly. Solution: 15 km upstream 1n 80 minutes, i.e. the snon
10/(3 - s) - 10/(3 + s) = 8 of the boat 15/1.33 = 11.25 kmph
or s = 2 kmph.
(Upstream speed of the
boat).
This is the speed of the river flow. Next we need to Thus, still water speed of the boat = 1.25 + ss
solve the equation 16.25 kmph.
10/(* + 2) = 1.66 7. A motorboat went downstream for 28
km and
x=4 kmph immediately returned. It took the boat twice as long
2. A boat sails down the river for 10 km and then up to make the return trip. If the speed of the river
flow
the river for 6 km. The speed of the river flow is were twice as high, the trip downstream and back
1kmph. What should be the minimum speed of the would take 672 minutes. Find the speed of the boat
boat for the trip to take a maximum of 4 hours? in still water and the speed of the river flow.
(a) 2 kmph (b) 3 kmph (a) 9 kmph, 3 kmph
(c) 4 kmph (d) 5 kmph (b) 9 kmph, 6 kmph
Soiution: Solve through options. (c) 8 kmph, 2 kmph
For option (c), At 4 kmph, the boat would take (d) 12 kmph, 3 kmph
exactly 4 hours to cover the distance. Solution: From the situation described in the first
3. A man rows 6 kmph in still water. If the river is condition itself, we can see that the speed of coming back
running at 3 kmph, it takes him 45 minutes to row has to be double the speed of going downstream.
to a place and back. How far the place? Checking the options, only the Option (a) fits this
(a) 1.12 km (b) 1.25 km condition, i.e
(c) 1.6875 km (d) 2.5 km Downstream speed = 2 x Upstream speed
Solution: Let the distance be x km. Then Hence, the option (a) is correct.
(x/9) + (x/3) = 3/4 8. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 10kmph
or 4x/9 = 3/4 went 91 km downstream and then returned to 115
or x = 27/I6 starting point. Calculate the speed of the river tlow
=1.6875 km. if the round trip took a total of 20 hours.
4. Aboat goes 40 km upstream in &hours and a distance (a) 3 kmph (b) 4 kmph
of 49 km downstream in 7 hours, The speed of the (c) 6 kmph (d) 8 kmph
boat in still water is Solution: Look for the solution by thinking of the factors
(a) 5 kmph (b) 5.5 kmph of 91. It can be seen that 91/13 + 91/7 =7+ 13 =20Ohours.
is
(c) 6 kmph (d) 6.5 kmph It means that the speed of the boat in still water
woukd be
Solution: Upstream speed = 40/8 - S kmph. 10 kmph and the speed ofthe water flow
Downstream speed= 49/7 = 7 kmph. 3 kmph.
Hence, the Option (a) is correct.
Speed in still water = Average of the upstream speed 9. A motorboat went down the river for 14 km and
then
and the downstream speed = (7+5)2=6 kmph. hours for
up the river for 9 km. It took atotal of 5
5. In a stream, B lies in between A and C such that
it is equidistant from both A and C. A boat can go
the entire journey. Find the speed of the river flow
II the speed of the boat in still water is 5 kip"
 Applications of Time, Speed and Distance II.239
(a) Ikmph (b) 1.5 kmph (a) 10 hours (b) 12 hours
(c) 2kmph (d) 3 kmph (c) 8.33 hours (d) 9.33 hours
10, Surva takes thrice as long to row adistance against
solution: We have the cquation.
14/(5 + x) + 9(5- ) =$ the stream as to row the same distance with the
X=2kmph stream. The ratio of the speed of stream and speed
of the boat (in still water) is:
PRACTICE EXERCISE (a) I:2 (b) 1:3
(c) 2:5 (d) None of these
1. A boat goes downstream 18 km is 4hours and ||. If aboat goes 100 km down stream in 600 minutes
upstream in 12 hours. The rate of current (inkmph) and the speed of the stream is 5 kmph, the speed of
(a) 1 (b) 1.75
(c) 1.5 (d) 3
the boat (in kmph) in still water is:
(a) 5 (b) 10
2. In one hour. a boat goes 10 km along the stream (c) 15 (d) 20
and 2 km against the stream. The speed of the boat
in still water (in kmph) is 12. Amancovers 12 km upstream and 18 km downstream
in 3 hours, while he covers 36km upstream and
(a) 5 (b) 6
24 km downstream in 6.5 hours. What is the speed
(c) 7 (d) 8
of the current (in kmph):
3. A man can row downstream at 12 kmph and upstream (a) 1 (b) 1.5
at 6kmph. The speed of the stream (in kmph) is: (c) 2 (d) 2.5
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5 13. Supriya can swim in stillwater at aspeed of 10 kmph.
If speed of the current would have been 5 kmph, then
4. Aman rows downstream 18 km and 12 km upstream. she could swim 60 km:
Ifhe takes 3 hours to cover each distance, the velocity (a) Upstream in 4 hours
(in kmph) of the current is: (b) Downstream in 12 hours
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.5
(c) Upstream in 6 hours
(c) 0.75 (d) 1
(d) Downstream in 4 hours
5. The speed of a swimmer itself is 20 kmph and the 14. Speed of aman in still water is 10 kmph and the
rate of flow of the river is 4 kmph. Moving with the speed of the water is 4 kmph. A man rows to a place
stream the swimmer went 120 km. What distance
at a distance of 84 km and comes back to the starting
will the swimmer cover during the same time going point. The total time taken (in hours) by him is:
against the stream? (a) 7 (b) 14
(a) 75 km (b) 80 km (c) 20 (d) 24
(c) 90 km (d) None of these
15. A boat moves with a spced of 5 kmph in still water.
6. A boat running downstream covers a distance of When the river flowS at 1kmph, the boat takes 80
16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same minutes to go from apoint Ato B and come back.
distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed What is the distance between the two points?
of the boat is still water? (a) 3 km (b) 2.4 km
(a) 2 kmph (b) 6 kmph (c) 3.2 km (d) 2.8 km
(c) 4 kmph (d) Data inadequate
16. Arjun can swim at 10 kmph in still water. If the
1. Aman can row three-quarters ofa kilometer against velocity of water is 4 kmph and it takes him 10
the stream in 11 minutes. The speed (in kmph) of hours to swim to a place and come back, how far
4 is the place?
the man in still water is: (a) 24 km (b) 32 km
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 42 km (d) None of these
(c) 4 (d) Data Insufficient 17. A boat goes 6 km in one hour in still water, but
8. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in takes thrice as much time in going the same distance
against the current. The speed of current (in kmph)
1hour, while it comes back in 12 hours. If the is:

speed of the stream is 3 kmph, what is the speed of (a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5
the boat in still water?
(b) 23 kmph 18. Shravan takes 18 hours for travelling upstrcam from
(a) 10 kmph point X to point Yand coming back to a point Z
(c) 14 kmph (d) 15 kmph
midway between Xand Y. If the velocity of the river
9. Samar can swim 3 kmph in still water. If the velocity
to is 6 kmph and the speed of Shravan in stillwater is
of the stream is 2 kmph, the time taken by him
back is:
SWim to a place 10 km upstream and
II.240 How to Prepore for Quonitotive Aptitvde for CAT
2. Mathematical solution
10kmph. What is the distance (in km) between X
and Z? Let the speed of boat and current be x kmph and
(a) 30 (b) 32 ykmph (in kmph), respectivly.
(c) 64 (d) None of these According to the question,
19. The ratio of snccd of a boat to that of the current of (r+ y)l=10
water is 36:5. The boat gocs along with the current or x+y =10
(i)
in $ hours 10 minutes. It will come back in: (r-y)l =2
(a) $hours 20 minutes or x- y=2 (ii)
(b) 6 hours 10minutes Solving, we get
(c) 6 hours $0 minutes r =6 kmph and y= 4 kmph
(d) 7hours 10minutes Hence. the speed of the boat in still water
20. At his usual rowing rate. a man can travel 60 km = 6kmph
downstream in acertain river in 2 hours less than it Logical reactive solution
takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But Since the speed downstream is given as 10 kmph.
if he doubles his usual travelling speed for his 120 and the speed upstream is 2 kmph, the speed of the
km round trip. the downstream 60 km then take only boat in still water would be the average of these two.
2007 minutes less than the upstream 60 km. What i.e. 6 kmph.
is the speed of the current in kmph? 3. Mathematical solution
(a) 4 (b) 6 Let the speed of boat and of the current be x kmph
(c) 8 (d) None of these and y kmph, respectively.
According to the question,
ANSWER KEY (x+y)= 12 (i)
1. (c) 2. (b) 3.(b) 4. (d)
(i-y)=6 (ü)
5. (6) 6. (b) 7.(d) 8. (d) Solving, we get
x=9 kmph and y =3 kmph.
9. (6) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c)
14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) Logical solution
13. (d)
17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (a) Speed of boat = Average of 12 and 6 =9 kmph.
Hence, the speed of stream =3 kmph.
SOLUTIONS AND SHORTCUTS 4. Mathematical solution

1. From the first statement, we get that the speed Let the speed of boat and current be x kmph and
downstream is 4.5 kmph, while the speed upstream ykmph, respectively.
is 1.5 kmph (18/4 and 18/12 respectively). According to the question,
Since we know that the speed of the boat in still (rty)3 =18 or x+ y=6 ()
water, is the average of the speed downstream and
the speed upstream, the speed of the boat would be (r-y)3 =12 or x-y =4 (i)
3 kmph and the speed of the stream then would be:
4.5 -3 = 1.5 kmph. Solving, we get
Alternate method x=5 kmph and y=1kmph.
The solution gets significantly more time consuming Logical solution
as you can see if you use the mathematical approach
Speed downstream = 18/3 = 6 kmph
Let the speed of boat and current be x and y (in Speed upstream = 12/3 = 4 kmph.
Therefore, the average of 4and 6=6 kmph is, the
kmph), respectively.
speed of the boat in still water.
According to the question,
9
Hence, the speed of the stream = lkmph.
(x+y)4=18or x=-y (i) 5. Let the istance to be covered by the swimmer when
it is travelling against the stream be x kmph.
3 The swimmer goes down the river at a speed of 20
(-y)12 =18or x=+y (i)
+ 4 = 24 kmph
Solving, we get and up the river at a speed of 20 - 4 = 16 kmph.
Since the time taken is same the time taken
9
downstream = 120/24 = 5 hours.
In 5 hours a speed of 16 kmph, the swimmer
or 2y =3 would be able to cover 16 x 5 = 80 km.
y=1.5kmph
 Applications of Time, Speed and Distance II.241
kmph and xkmph as the downstream and upstream
6. Speed of boat at downstream = kmph 8 speeds, respectively.
kmph This means that Surya would take thrice as long to
row a distance against the stream as to row the same
Speed of boat at upstream kmph =4kmph distance with the stream (as given in the problem).
Hence, the Option (a) is the correct option.
Speed of boat in still water = ||. Let the speed of boat in still water be v kmph.
6 kmph As per the question,
7. In the question, no information is given about the 600
speed of current, Hence, we cannot find the speed (5+ ao = 100
of man in still water. Data insuficient.
8. Let the speed of the boat in still water be v kmph. or 5+v= 10
Then, or v=5kmph.
Speed of boat downstream = (v+3) kmph 12. Let the speed of boat and current be x kmph and y
Speed of boat upstream = (v -3) kmph kmph, respectively.
According to the question,
:(r+3)x1=(-3)x, 12 18
-3
or 2v+6= 3y-9
or v=15 kmph. 36 24
-= 6.5 (ii)
Alternate method X-y x+y
You could also have solved these using options.
Solving, we get
If you test Option (d), i.e. 15 kmph, the speed 36 ( 12 24 18
downstream = 18 kmph and therefore, the r*vP0.)-9
boat would cover 18 km in 1 hour, while X-) xty (r-y
the speed upstream would be 12 kmph and =-2.5
the boat would cover the same distance of 30
18km in 1.5 hours. =-2.5
Hence, Option (d) is the correct answer. X+y
9. Time taken to swim 10 km upstream (r+ y)=12 (ii)
10
-=2hours Similarly multiply Eq. (i) by 4/3 and subtracting
3+2 from Eq. (ii), we get:
Time taken to swim 10 km downstream
20
- 2.5
10 I-y
=10hours
3-2
X-y=8 (iv)
Total time =2 + 10 = 12 hours. Solving Eqs. (ii) and (iv), we get
10. Let the speed of Surya (in still water) and current x=10 kmph and y= 2 kmph.
be x kmph and y kmph, respectively. If he takes t Hence, the speed of the current =2 kmph.
hours to cover d km downstream, then according to 60
13. Time taken to travel 60 km downstream -=4
the question, 10 + 5
(x+y)1=dor x+y=dit (1) hours.
Time taken to travel 60 km upstream
(r-y)3t =dor x- y=d/3t (ii) 60
=12 hours.
Solving, we get 10 -5
x+)-3 Hence, the Option (d) is correct.
X-y 14. Time taken to travel 84 km downstream
84
or x+ y=3x-3y =6 hours.
or 2x = 4y 10 + 4
or x:y=2:1 Time taken to travel 84 km upstream
or y:x=1:2 84
=14 hours.
A better way to solve this would again be through 10 4
options. If we take the first option, we willsee that Total time taken = 6+ 14 = 20 hours.
kmph, the
if the speed of Surya in still water is 2x 15. Since the distance is constant, so the speed is
us 3x
speed of the stream is x kmph. This would give inversely proportional to the time taken.
II.242 How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitvde for CAT

Downstream speed =(5 + 1) kmph = 6kmph or x'=y+60y (i)

Upstream speed = (5 - 1) kmph =4 kmph After doubling his travelling speed,
Ratio of Downstream speed : Upstream speed 60 200 10
=6:4 60

Therefore, the time taken in Downstream journey : 2r-y 2r+y 420 21

Upstream journey 4:6
So, the time taken in Downstream journey 2r-y 2r+y 126
- (4/10) x 80 =32 minutes
Hence, the distance = (32/60) x 6 = 3.2 km. 2r+y -2rty_
16. Let the place is d km away from the original position 4r'-y' 126
of Arjun. According to the question.
d
=10 4r'-y' =252y (ii)
10+ 4 10 -4
By puttingr from Eq. (i) in Eq. (ü), we get
or d-10
146 or 4(y +60y)-y' =252y
Now by putting the options in the above equation or or 3y' =12y
by solving the above equation, we get d = 42 km. or y=4 kmph.
17. Solve this problem by checking the options for time
to become 3times when it goes upstream. RACES AND GAMES OF SKILL
For time to become 3 times, the speed should become
1/3ri of the normal speed. Since, it is given to us Problems on races and games of skill are peculiar problem
that the speed of the boat in still water is 6kmph, types that are regularly present in a lot of aptitude tests. In the
it is obvious that the speed of the stream would be case of races, these questions talk about the speeds at which
4kmph, since only then do we get the speed of the different runners are running on a race-track, and ask us to
boat upstream as 1/3e the speed of the boat in still find things like by how much time/distance the faster runner
water.
beats the slower runner/s.
18. Let the distance between point X and Y be d km.
Then according to the question, Understand the Language of and the Thinking
d/2
required to Handle Problems on Races
-=18 Since, races are essentially an offshoot of time speed and
10 -6 10 +6
distance, the essential formula to be used here would again be
or (d4) + (d/'32) = 18
Speed x Time - Distance
Solving, we get For further discussions of how to handle these questions,
d= 64 km
Hence, the distance between X and Z = d/2 = 64/2 we can look at the following examples:
You should know the following statements and their
= 32 km
reactions with regards to problems on races.
19. Let the speed of the boat and of the current be 36v
and 5v (in km per minutes), respectively. Example 1 In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m or
Total distance covered by the boat in downstream = 2seconds. Find the speeds of Aand B.
4lvx310 km Solution: Since Abeats B by 10m in terms of distance
Let the boat takes t minutes to come back, then and by 2 seconds in terms of time, it means that the speed
4lvx310 =(36v-5v)! of B is l02 = 5 m/s. Thus. B would run the 100 m race
in 100/5 - 20 seconds. Since A beats him by 2 seconds, A
t=410 minutes = 6 hours 50 minutes. would take 20 - 2 = 18 seconds for 100 m. The speed of
20. Let the speed of the boat and of the current be A is 100/18 = 50/9 m/s.
x kmph and y kmph, respectively. Example 2 In a l000 m race. Aman beats Raman by
According to the question, 100 m, while Raman beats Samanyu by 100 m in a 600-m
60 60 race. By how many metres would Aman beat Samanyu in
-=2
X-y Xty a 1500 m race?

1=/30 Solution: Raman is the common point between Aman and

X-y x+y Samanyu and we would need to compare the two only by
going through Raman.
or 60y =x-y?
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LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY (0)

1. A bullock cart has to cover adistance of 120 km 8. Find the time required for the first
in 15 hours. lf it covers half of the journey in 3/5th (a) 3 hours (b) 4 hours meeting?
time, the speed to cover the remaining distance in (c) 5 hours (d) None of these
the time left has to be: What is the distance covered by Anuj
before the
(a) 6.4 kmph (b) 6.67 kmph meeting? frs
(c) 10kmph (d) 15 kmph (a) 125 km (b) 150 km
2. A man rides at the rate of 18 kmph, but stops for (c) 250 km (d) None of these
6 minutes to change horses at the end of every 7th 10. The ratio of distances covered by Anuj and n
km. The time that he will take to cover a distance when they meet for the fourth time is?
of 90 km is: (a) 2:3 (b) 3:5
(a) 6 hours (b) 6 hours 12 minutes (c) 2:5 (d) None of these
(c) 6 hours 18 minutes (d) 6 hours 24 minutes 11. The distance between A and the place of their 58
3. P travels for 6 hours at the rate of 5 kmph and for meeting is?
3 hours at the rate of 6 kmph. The average speed of (a) 15 km (b) 50 km
the jourmey (in kmph) is: (c) 25 km (d) None of these
12. A train approaches a tunnel XY. Inside the tunnela
(a 3 kmph (6) S kmph cow is standing a point, ie. at 2/7 of the distange
XY measured from the entrance X. When the train
(c) 1= kmph whistles the cow runs. If the coW moves to the exit
(d) 2= kmph Y, the train catches the cow exactly at the exit and
4. On a journey across Kolkata, a taxi averages 50 km/ if the cOw moves to entrance X, the train catches
hr for 50% of the distance, 40 kmph for 40% of it the cow exactly at the entrance X. Find the ratio of
and 20 kmph for the remaining. The average speed speeds of the train and the cow?
(in kmph) for the whole journey is: (a) 7:3 (b) 14:3
(a) 42 kmph (b) 40 kmph (c) 13:7 (d) None of these
(c) 35 kmph (d) 45 kmph 13. Location of B is north of Aand location of Cis west
Direction for Questions 5 and 6: The distance between of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km,
the office and the home of John is 80 km. One day he was respectively. The shortest distance (in km) between
the locations B andC is:
late by 1 hour than the normal time to leave for the office.
so he increased his speed by 4 kmph and thus reached his (a) 60 (b) 13
(c) 17 (d) 7
office in time. Now answer the folowing questions:
5. What is the final speed of John? 14. A thief runningat 8kmph. is chased by a policeman
(b) 20 kmph whose speed is 10 kmph. If the thief is 100 mahead
(a) 16 kmph
(c) 10 kmph (d) None of these of the policeman, the time required for the policeman
to catch the thief will be:
6. What is the percentage increase in the speed of John?
(a) 10% (b) 15% (a) 2 min (b) 3 min
(c) 20% (d) 25% (c) 4 min (d) 6 min
7. Trisha goes to office at 10 kmph and reaches the 15. Johnny Scottish walked 12 km to reach the staiu
from his house, then he boarded a train whose
office 2 minutes late. If she goes at 15 kmph she
reaches the office 2 minutes earlier than the scheduled average speed was 120 kmph and thus he reacicu
hours.
time. What is the distance of her office? his destination. In this way, he tookcatotal of8
y
(a) 3 km (b) 2 km 1 the average speed of the entire journey was
(c) 4 km (d) 2.5 km kmp/h the average speed of walking is:
(a) 8 kmph (b) 12 kmph
Direction for Questions 8 to 11: The distance between (c) 9 kmph (d) 6 kmph
two cities A and B is 100 km and speed of Ram and Anuj trains
leave
Direction for Questions 16 and 17: Two
are 15 kmph and 25 kmph, respectively. Initially both are Lucknow for Pune, which are 600 Km apart. They leave
am at
at A and start moving toward B. If they move between A 4 hours after each other. The first train leaves
at 10
and B to and fro, answer the following questions:
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the faster tain lcaves later at 70 kmph in
kmph
and Direction for Questions 19 and 20: Two places Aana
30
t h es a m e d i r c t i o n .

train will overtake the slower train? Bare 120metres apart. Ramesh starts travelling from Ato
When the fastet B and at the same time Sachin starts travelling from B to
16.
(a) 4p.m.
(b) 7p.m. A. Ramesh travels l/3rd of the total journey at a speed of
(c) 5p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m. 8 m/minute, half of the remaining distance at 10 m/minute
and the rest at 12 m/minute. Sachin completes the whole
What is
the distance from Lucknow, where the faster JOurney by travelling at 8 m/minute. 10 m/minute and 12
12 would overtake the slower train? m/minute, respectively for equal intervals of time. Answer
train

(a) 180 km (b) 270 km the following questions:

(c) 255 km (d) 210 km 09. Distance between Ramesh and Sachin, after 5
to work at an average speed of 48 minutes of the start of the journey is x metres. The
Kumar drives value ofx =?
IS. Mr time taken to cover the first 60% of the
kmph. The (a) 28 m (b) 38 m
is 10 minutes more than the time taken to (d) 32 m
distance (c) 35 m
cOver the remaining distance. How far is his office? 20. After how much time (in seconds) of the starting of
(a) 30 km (b) 40 km the journey, will both cross each other?
(d) 48 km (a) 428 seconds (b) 414 seconds
(c) 45 km
(c) 435 seconds (d) 432 seconds

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LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY ()

1. At the ancient Athens Olynmpic Games, in a duel 6. At the Vijayantkhand Mini Stadium, there are two
between two runners, Portheus and Morpheus, they circular racetracks -A with radius 40 meters and
were made to start running in opposite direction fron B with radius 80 meters, respectively such that they
diametrically opposite ends of a circular racetrack touch each other at a point X. The coach Vijay Sir
of length (circumference) 2 km. The first time they has a particular ritual with his best athletes Mridul
met was after 24 minutes. If the distance between and Odeon. Mridul runsat a speed of 80r m/min on
them exactly 'n' minutes after they start equal to racetrack A and Odeon runs at a speed of 40 m/
aquartcr of the length of the track, which of the min along the racetrack B. Both of them start from
following is a possible value of n'? the point X and run multiple rounds. If Mridul gives
(a) 124 (b) 184 Odeon a start of 4 minutes exactly before he starts
(c) 160 (d) 204 running himself, after how much time (in minutes )
Aman and Biman started a walkathon around a will the straight line distance between the two be
circular track starting from the same point on the exactly 240 meters?
track in opposite directions. They met for the first (a) 6 (b) 10
after time'[Link] they walked in the same direction (c) 12.5 (d) Never
with their speeds intact, they would have met after a 7. Bolt and Milkha, start running around a racetrack
time 7i. Itwas also observed that Aman was slower simultaneously. Bolt runs at a speed of 's' km/h,
than Biman. and Aman's speed was measured at 12 while Milkha runs at a speed of m' km/h. They meet
km/h. Find the speed of Biman. for the first time when Bolt is in his third round.
(a) 4 m/s (b) 5 m/s Which of the following can be the value of s: m?
(C) 6 m/s (d) None of these (a) 11:6 (b) 11:5
3. Abhishek and Aishwarya start from two opposite (c) 17:8 (d) 9:4
ends of a tunnel AB, which is 182 meters in length. 8. Amar, Abhijit and Arun start running on a circular
Abhishek starts from A and Aishwarya starts from racetrack (from the same point). Amar and Abhijit
B. After they meet, they continue moving in their run in a clockwise fashion while Arun runs
respective directions, till one of them reaches his anticlockwise. When Amar and Arun meet for the
end point and immediately reverses direction and first time, Abhijit is at a distance which is equal to
starts walking back towards the other end. The ratio half of the circumference of the circular racetrack. It
of their speeds is 7:6. At what distance (in meters) is also known that Amar runs faster than Arun. The
from A, will they meet when Abhishek is in his eight ratio of speeds of Amar, Arun and Abhijit cannot be
round? (a) [Link] (b) [Link]
(a) 105 (b) 130 (c) [Link] (d) [Link]
(c) 125 (d) They will not meet 9. At what time between 6 and 7 o'clock is the miniute
4. For the above question, at what distance (in meters) hand of a clock 4 minutes ahead of the hour-hand?
from A will they meet when Abhishek is in his (a) 34 minutes past 6
twelfth round? 11
(a) 126 (b) 118 5
(b) 36 minutes past 6
(c) 91 (d) They will not meet
5. Two runners Portheus and Zeus, are running around
a circular track at different speeds such that they (c) 37- minutes past 6
11
meet after regular time intervals. The length of the (d) None of these
track (circumference) is 1600 meters. If they run
10. The minute-hand of a clock overtakes the hour-hand
in opposite directions, they meet at eight different at intervals of 66 minutes of the correct time. How
points while if they run in the same direction, it is much time does the clock gain or lose in four hours?
observed that they meet at two distinct points on (a) 1
119 114 minutes
the circular track. If they meet at intervals of 1.33 minutes (b)
121 121
minutes when they run in the same direction, how (c) 2 minutes (d) None of these
much time does the faster runner (Portheus) take to 11. Robin Varkey's watch alwavs runs faster than the
complete one round? actual time and gains tinme uniformly. He sets the
(a) 80 s (b) 32 s watch to be ten minutes behind time at 12 noon on
(c) 120s (d) None of these a Sunday. He observes that the watch is 5 minutes
 Applications of Time, Speed and Distance I.249
48 seconds faster the following Sunday at 12 noon. 17. How many right angles would be formed between
At what exact time would the watch be correct? the minute and the hour hand of a watch in a day?
26 (a) 48 (b) 46
(a)Hours past 10 PM on Thursday
(c) 45 (d) 44
13 18. How many times between 2 PM and 4 PM does the
(b) 79 Hours past 8PM on Thursday minutes hand coincide with the second's hand?
26 (a) |18 (b) |19
(c) Hours past 6 PM on Thursday (c) 120 (d) 121
79 19. Aman enters his house at some time between 6 to
(d) None of these 7 PM. When he leaves his house sometime between
12. Prawin Tiwari sets his clock right at 10 AM on 7to 8 PM, he observes that the minute-hand and
Monday. However, being a defective piece (the the hour-hand have interchanged positions. At what
clock): it loses 32 minutes every day. He has to get exact time did the man enter the house?
up on Friday at exactly 4 AM to catch his flight to (a) 38
82
Minutes past 6
Lebuana. At what time on Friday morning should he 12
set the alarm on his watch in order for the watch to 42
ring at exactly 4 AM? (b) 37 Minutes past 6
121
(a) 3 AM (b) 2 AM 82
(c) SAM (d) None of these (c) 37 Minutes past 6
121
13. At what time, in minutes, between 4 o'clock and 5
62
o'clock, would both the hands of a clock coincide (d) 37 Minutes past 6
121
with cach other? 20. How many straight lines would be formed between
1 9
(a) 22 (b) 21 the minute and the hour-hand of a watch in a day?
11 (a) 48 (b) 46
4 (c) 45 (d) 44
(0) 22 11 (d) 21
11 21. Two friends started simultaneously from Kanpur
14. At what time between 8 PM to 9 PM will the hands towards Lucknow in the same direction along a
of a clock be in the same straight line pointing away straight road. The faster friend Raveesh was on a
from each other? bike while Prakash was in an auto. The ratio of
8 their speeds was 1:5respectively. Two hours later,
(a) 10 Minutes past 8
11 Raveesh parked his bike and started running back
10 towards Prakash's auto. His speed dropped by 80%
(b) 10 Minutes past 8 as a result of this. They meet at a point which is 15
3 km from Kanpur. What was the speed of the auto?
(c) 10
11
Minutes past 8 (a) 2 kmph (b) 2.5 kmph
10 (c) 3 kmph (d) None of these
(d) 9 Minutes past 8 22. Two brothers came to know about their sister's
11
15. A watch which gains five seconds in three minutes wedding at the last minute. The wedding was to be
was set right at 7 AM. In the afternoon of the same held at a location which was 800 km away from
day, when it indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the Mumbai where both of them lived. The elder brother
true time is Kanhaiya came to know about the wedding at 6
7 PM and left immediately in his car. His younger
(a) 59 12
Minutes past 3 brother Ramaiyya came to know about the wedding
(b) 4 PM at 9:30 PM and left in his car immediately at a
7 speed which was 15 km/h higher than the speed of
(c) 58 Minutes past 3 his elder brother. At 4:30 AM,it was found that the
11
two cars were 70 km apart. If the cars had travelled
3
(d) 2 11 Minutes past 4 continuously without taking any rest, find the speed
16. In a 2000 meters race between Portheus and Cassius, (in km/hr) of Kanhaiya's car.
Portheus gives Cassius a head start of a minute but (a) 40 (b) 50
still beats him by 200 meters. When, he increases (c) 60 (d) Cannot be determined
the head start to 80 seconds, the race ends in a dead 23. Ranatunga once challenged Bolt to a race. The
heat. Find the speed of Portheus. distance of the race was set at 2km. They start at the
same time and the ratio of their speeds is seen to be
(a) 25 m/s (b) 18 m/s
(d) 16.66 m/s 4:1 (obviously Bolt would be faster). After sometime
(c) 13.33 m/s
II250 How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT
passes, Bolt realises that he is far ahead and calculates race resulted in a dead heat What
was the
travelled by B, when A quadrupled speed?
that even if he stops for a snack and a nap for 'n'
minutes, he would still reach his destination and beat (a) 100 m (b) 200 m
his disancR
Ranatunga by 13 minates. Hence, he plans to take (c) 150m (d) None of these
a break of 'n' minutes. Ranatunga keeps walking 25. Amit and Bimal start running in
opposite
during this whole time. However, when Bolt wakes around a circular track of
meters.
direcions
Their respective speedscircumference
up, he realises that he has stopped for a total of are
(n + 15) minutes. He redoubles his efforts by m/s. Their fourteenth meeting 0Ccurs at15ms and 3
their twenty-second meeting 0ccurs at the P
point
increasing his speed to double his original speed.
The race eventually ended in a dead heat. If it is Find the longer distance (along the point Q
known that Bolt overstayed his stop by 6n/5 mins, between points P and . circumtereace)
how long did Ranatunga take to complete the race? (a) 2800 (b) 1400
(a) 32 minutes (b) 34 minutes (c) 3500 (d) 3150
(c) 25 minutes (d) None of these 26. In a 2 km race, Ravi beats Sandeep by 45
24. Aand Brun a 300 meters race where the initial speed and beats Tarun by a further 5seconds. In theseconds
sa
of Bis double the speed of 4. After some time, going race. Ravi beats Tarun by 400 meters. Find the tim
on these speeds, A realises that he would be losing in which Ravi can run the race (in seconds)
the race and redoubled his effort and increased his (a) 240 (b) 300
speed to four times his initial speed. As a result, (c) 360 (d) 480
they reached the end point at the same time and the

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 Applications of Time, Speed and Distance II.251
ANSWER KEY Now after increasing his speed by 4 kmph his final speed
=X+4kmph.
level of Difficulty () Acording to the question.
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b)
5. (6) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 80 80
=1
9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (a) r+4
13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (a) l6. (c)
From this point you can try toput the options from question
17.(d) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b)
5, as the value of x+4 tocheck for the value of x. x+4= 20
Level of Difficulty () satisfies the equation. Hence, the Option (b) is correct.
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a)
5. Final speed of John = 16 +4= 20 kmph.
5.(6) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d)
9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (b) 20-16
6. %change in speed= x100= 25%
13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (d) 16
17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 7. If the original time is / minutes. Then
21. (b)
25. (a) 26. (d) 1oy(+2) =15xlt-2)
SOLUTIONS AND SHORTCUTS 60 60

5t= 50
Level of Difficulty (1)
or t=10 minutes.
1. Remaining time
Sothe distance to her office

=l-s=xS =6hours =10x

10+2
60
-2km.
Remaining distance to be covered =60 km.
8. The total distance covered by Anuj and Ram for the
60
: Required speed = 6 =10 kmph first meeting - 200 km.
Combined speed of Anuj and Ram
2. Number of stoppages =15 kmph +25 kmph =40kmph
Time required for the first meeting= 200/40 =5hours
(where[]represents greatest integer function.) 9. Distance covered by Anuj before the first meeting =
Total time = Time consumed during motion + Time 25 x 5 = 125 km.
taken in changing the horses 10. Ratio of distancecovered by Ram and Anuj is always
in the ratio of their speeds. So the required ratio =
90 12x6
hours
15:25 =3:5
.:. Total time = hours +
18 60 11. The total distance covered by Anuj and Ram before
=6 hours 12 minutes. their fifth meeting = 1000 km.
3. Total distance Combined speed of Anuj and Ram
=5x6+3×6 =15 kmph +25kmph =40 kmph
=30 +18 =48 km Time of fifth meeting = 1000/40 =25 hours
Total time =9 hours
Distance covered by Anuj at the fifth meeting
48 16
.. Average speed = =5-3 kmph 25x 25 =625 km =(600+ 25) km
3
So distance between Aand the meeting point =25 km.
4. Let the total distance be 100 km.
12 74
50 40 10
Total time
50 40 20 =1+lt,hours
100 x 2
:. Average speed = 5
5k
=40kmph Let the train is at T when the train whistles. If the
Solution for Questions 5 and 6: Let us assume the speed of train and cow are tand crespectively. If TX
initial speed of John is x kmph. =Xand XC =2k, CY = 5k, then
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II.252 How to 17. by the
train in 3 hours. faslet
Lucknow
=3x 70= 210km from
minutes to cover
18. Let Mr Kumar take t 40% of the,
14 distance.
10 minutes to
Hence, he takes t+ cover
60)%
distance. Here. the average speed is constant. of the
14
Hence.
-7:3
2 2x3 Hence, we have,

explains the situation. t+10 3

13. The following figure
t 2

5 km (since. Ratio of times = Ratio of distances)

Solving, t= 20 minutes
Hence, time required to complete the journey =21+
12 km
10 =50
the Pythagoras
The distance can be found by using Hence, total distance
travelled is
Theorem
50
AC?+ AB'=CB? X 48 = 40 km
60
122+ 5² = CB²

or
CB?= 169 19. If Sachin travels at 8 m/minute, 10 m/minute 1) /
minute for t' minutes, then
CB = 13
8/+ 10t+ 12t= 120
20
m/sec
14. Speed of thief=8 kmph = 9
t=4minutes.
Distance travelled by Sachin in 5 minutes =
25
m/sec 8x4+10 ×1= 42 metres.
Speed of policeman = 10 kmph =
Time taken by Ramesh to travel 1/3rd of the distance
25 20
Relative speed = =-m/sec 120
9 9 =5 minutes.
3x8
Time required to catch the thief= 100/(S/9)= 180 sec Therefore, distance between Ramesh and Sachin after
=3minutes 5 minutes = 120 -(42 + 40)
15. The total distance traveled by Johnny Scottish is 99 = 38 metres
x 8=792 km out of which 12 km is in walking. 20. Time after which Ramesh and Sachin meet
Sothe distance traveled by him by train is 780 km, 38
which will take 780/120 =6.5 hours. 10+10
Total time taken for the journey is 8 hours. =6.9 mninutes or 414 seconds
So he spent remaining 1.5 hour in walking.
So the speed of walking was 12/1.5 = 8 kmph. Level of Difficulty (ID)
1. They would first meet after 24 minutes (after covering
16. As the first train leaves at 10 a.m.. the faster train will
50% of the distance represented by the circumferenCe
leave at 2 p.m. after a gap of 4 hours.
of the circle). The next time they would meet will bë
Let T. be the time taken by train Iand T, be the time at 72 minutes, then 120 minutes, then 168 minutes,
taken by the train 2 to meet at the same point. 216 minutes and so on.
Since the distance constant, so Every time they mneet, they willbe together and alue1
s/S, -T/T, the meeting point they continue running in oppost
meeting

30/70 =(T,Y( T, +4) directions till they meet again. Between two
points, the distance between them would be 25% 01
So, ,=3 in two
cases:
the length of the circle's circumference afier
So the faster train will catch the slower train 3 hours a
first when they are going away from each otherminutes
after the former departs. meeting (this would occur at a time of 12
are
Thus the faster train will meet the slower train at 5 p.m. after the meeting point) and second when they
meeting
approaching each other before their next
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(this would occur at a time of 12minutes before the cover a round. This also means that when Mridul
next meeting point). starts running, they would both be at point X, since
The meeting times 24. 72, 120, 168, 216, and 264. Odeon would have covered one round exactly in four
ctc. the times at which the distance would be 25% minutes. Also, for the strajght line distance to be 240
of the circumference: meters, they should be at the diametrically opposite
(24-12= 12): (24 + 12 = 36): (72-12 =60): ends from the point X(of their respective circles).
(72 + 12 =- 84): (120 -12 = 108); (120 + 12 = 132): Mridul reaches the diametrically opposite end
(168 12= 156): (168 + 12 = 180): (from X) of his circle for the first time in 30 seconds
(216-12 =204) and after that he would reach the same point every
Only option (d) is possible and hence is the correct I minute at I:30, 2:30 and so on. Odeon on the
answer. other hand would reach the diametrically opposite
2. The ratio of their speeds can be worked out to be end at 2 minutes, 6 minutes, and 10 minutes and so
4:3. Hence, Biman's speed (b) would be 16 km/h. on. They would never be exactly 240 meters apart.
b= 16 kmh = 16 x 5+ 18 = 80 18 m/s = 4. 44 Option (d) is correct.
m/s. Option (d) is the correct answer. 7. Check using the options. You can see that only in the
3. When Abhishek would complete seven rounds. case of option (a) do they meet when Bolt is his
Aishwarya would have completed: 7 x6 + 7=6 third round. For allother options, Bolt would cross
rounds. Milkha when Bolt is in his second round.
This means that both of them would be at the point B 8. Checking the options, it can be seen that the condition
at this time. Since Abhishek is faster than Aishwarya, of diametrically opposite is satisfied in each of the
during his eighth round; there would be no meeting first three options. It is only in option (d) that it is
with Aishwarya. Hence, option (d) is correct. not satisfied. Hence, option (d) is correct.
4. When Abhishek would complete eleven rounds, 9. At6 o'clock, the minute-hand is 30minutes behind
the hour-hand.
Aishwarya would have completed: 11 x 6+7 rounds
From this position, we need to reach a position,
=97 rounds. where the minute-hand four minutes ahead of the
This means that Aishwarya would be at a distance hour-hand. For this to occur, the minute-hand has to
of 3/7 from A, while Abhishek would be at B at this gain (30 +4)=34 minute spaces on the hour-hand. In
point of time. The distance between them would be one hour, the minute-hand moves 60 minutes while
4/7 of the total distance between A and B. Aishwarya the hour-hand moves 5 minute spaces on the clock.
would further cover a distance of 4/7 x 6/13 in order Hence, the minute-hand gains 55 minutes on the
to meet Abhishek. Thus, the total distance from 4 is hour-hand in an hour.
(3/7 + 24/91) x 182 = 63 x 182 91 = 126 meters Hence, to gain 34 minutes, the minute-hand would
from Aand 56 meters from B. Option (a) is correct. 1
take minutes.
5. Let the ratio of speeds be P: Z (where P>Z).
Since they meet at eight distinct points on the The required answer would be 37 minutes past
circle when they move in opposite directions, it 6. Option (c) is correct.
automatically means that the sum of P+ Z= 8. (| 10. Assume the clock to be acircular race track of
would like to encourage you discover this piece 60 km with each minute denoting 1km. Also imagine
of logic through trial-and-error.) two runners Mr. Minute and Mr. Hour running on
Similar logic gives us that P - Z = 2 (since they this track. Normally, in acorrect clock, Mr. Minute
meet at two distinct points when travelling in the would cover 55 km more than Mr. Hour every hour.
same direction). This means that they would be together (meaning
Using these two equations, we can determine that if Mr. Minute would overtake Mr. Hour) every
P=5, Z=[Link] the speeds ofP be 5x and Z be 3x
(in m/s). Then we have: 1600/2x = 80 seconds ’ x minutes. = 65 minutes. If they meet
= 10 and hence, the speeds are P= 50 m/s and Z = at longer time intervals than this, it means that the
30 m/s. clock is slow. If the time intervals are shorter, it
P would take 1600 50 = 32 seconds to complete would mean that the clock is fast.
one round. In this problem, they are together after 66 minutes.
Option (b) will be the correct answer. Thus, the clock loses time.
6. Since the radii of the circles are 40 meters and 80 Loss in 66 minutes 66 65
S
be minutes.
meters respectively, the circumference would 11
80r and l60r meters respectively. Since Odeon's Using unitary method, we get loss in 4 hours =
minutes to
speed is 40r m/min, he would take four 6 60x4)
minutes= ,l19 minutes.
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10. In one week, the time elapsed is exActly 168 hours. 37

Robin's watch gains IS minutes 48 seconds in l68

hrs of this clock 120
hours. In other words. it ains
7
minutes
the correct clock
9 hrs of the correct clock
=\7 h.
minutes in 168 hrs. The correct time is 9 hrs after
1
lo he showing the exct [Link] watch shouldhave 16. Since Cassius is able to get a AM, i.e.
a head start of 80 seconds, it dead heat
gained exActh 10 minutes.
cover 200 meters in 20 means that
Using unitary method. it can he seen that ten miutes seconds. Hence,
is 1Om/s.
wuld he gained by the watch in: 168 x Let the time taken by
hrs. = 106
26
t seconds. Then tracking the
Portheus to finish thehe race e
hous.
we get: movement of
.. Watoh is correct a1 26 hours past 10 PM on
| x 10 + 60 x l0 = 2000 - 200
Ihursdav. Hence, option (A) is the correct answer. So f = 120 seconds.
12. Time from 10 AM on Monday to 2 AM on Friday Hence, the speed of Portheus would
be =
(d) is2000/12A
= 88 hours. = 250/15 = 50/3 = 16.666 m/s.
Now 23 hrs 28 minutes of this clock = 24 hours of 17. There are two right angles [Link]
Option
formed correc
corect clock. between the hands of a watch. Hence, every hovy
352 we would expect 48 right angles. in 24 hours,
15
hrs of this clock = 24 hours of correct clock
2to 4 AM and 2to 4 PM the number However, betwe n
15 of right
88 hrs of this clock = 24xx88| hrs of correct formed is only 3, because the right
angle angles
clock 3 0'Clock (both AM and PM) is the formed at
=90 hrs of corect clock. This means that at 4 AM angle for the hour between 2 0°Clock andsecond 3 0'C right
on Friday. his clock would show 2AM. Hence, if he It is also the first right angle between 3
4 O'Clock. This makes the
0Clock and
needs to wake up at 4 AM, he should set his clock's clock lose two of it
alarm at 2 AM. 48 expected right angles. Similarly, two right angles
Hence. option (b) is the correct answer. are lost when the clock passes through 8 0Cok
13. Assume the clock to be a circular race track of 60 to 10 0'Clock. Hence, there would be a total of
km with each minute denoting 1 km. Also imagine 44 right angles formed. Option (d) is correct.
two runners Mr. Minute and Mr. Hour running on 18. In two hours, the minute-hand completes two rounds
this track. Normally, in a correct clock, Mr. Minute around the circumference of the clock's dial. In the
wouid cover 55 km more than Mr. Hour every hour. same time, the seconds-hand covers 120rounds. If
At 4o'clock, the minute-hand is 20 km behind the we count 2PM coincidence as the first one, the -
hour-harnd. PM coincidence would be the last one. There would
It would hence, need to gain 20km to coincide with be a total of 121 coincidences two hours. Option
the hour-hand. (d) is correct.
in 60 minutes. it gains 55 km. 19. Assume the clock to be a ciscular race track of 60
In t minutes, it gains 20 km. km with each minute denoting lkm. Also imagine
60 two runners Mr. Minute and Mr. Hour running on
Í= X20 minutes = 21 minutes
11 this track. Normally, in a correct clock, Mr. Minut
14. Thinking as in the previous question, we can think would cover 55 km more than Mr. Hour every hou.
that at 8 PM, the minute-hand is 40 km behind the For the conditions given the problem, when the
man enters the house, the time would be somewhert
hour-hand. For it to become 30 km behind the hour
between 6:35 to 6:40 while when he leaves the time
hand, we would need it to cover 10 km over the
hour-hand. would be somewhere between 7:30 to 7:35.
In 60minutes, it gains 55 km. Let, the distance between the two is equalhour-hand
to x u
In t minutes, it gains 10 km. When the hands interchange positions, the
60 Would have travelled x km and the minute-ta
Ix10| minutes =10' minutes would have travelled (60 - x) km.
55
Using unitary method, we get: hou-hand
Option (b) is correct. When the minute-hand travels km, the
37
15. Time from 7 AM 10 4:]5 PM =9 hrs 15min = travels 5 km.
hrs '60 -x'km,
the hour-
When the minute-hand travels
3min 5 sec of this clock =3 min of the correct clock hand travels * knm.
37 hrs of this clock = 300
S5 minutes.
hrs of the clock 60x = 300 - 5x ’r=
720 20