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TIME , DISTANCE & SPEED PROBLEMS
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1. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 90 Kmph and the next
160 km at 54 Kmph. The average speed for the first 320 km of the
tour is
A) 67.5 Kmph B) 36 Kmph C) 71.11 Kmph D) 71 Kmph
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SOLUTION :
we know that if a person travel two equal distances with different speeds x kmph
and y kmph then his average speed on whole journey is
∴ Average Speed =
= = = =67.5
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2. A man covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/hr, half of
the remaining by bus at 30 kmph and the rest by cycle at
10 kmph. Find his average speed during the entire journey?
A) 32 kmph B) 20 kmph C) 18 kmph D) 24 kmph
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Solution :
Let the total distance
He travelled 60km/hr ‘2a’ distance ⇒
He travelled 30 km/hr ‘ a’ distance ⇒
He travelled 10 km/hr ‘ a’ distance ⇒
Average speed
Average speed= 24 kmph
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3.A man walking at the rate of 5 kmph crosses a bridge in 15 minutes.
The length of the bridge (in meters) is
A) 600 B) 750 C) 1000 D) 1250
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SOLUTION :
Speed
Time
Distance
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4. The distance of the college and home of Rajeev is 80km. One day he
was late by 1 hour than the normal time, so he increased his speed by
4 kmph and thus he reached to college at the normal time. What is the
changed (or increased) speed of Rajeev?
A) 28 kmph B) 30 kmph C) 40 kmph D) 20 kmph
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Solution :
Distance = 80 km Difference of times = 1 hour
Original speed Increased speed
But ‘’ represents speed
so it is positive ⇒
⇒ Increased speed = 20 Kmph
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5. The distance between two cities A and B is 330 Km. A train
starts from A at 8 A.M. and travel towards B at 60 kmph. Another
train starts from B at 9 A.M and travels towards A at 75 Kmph. At
what time do they meet?
A) 10 A.M B) 10.30 A.M C) 11 A.M D) 11.30 A.M
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SOLUTION :
Let the time taken for they meet is hours.
The first train takes hours and second train takes hours because the second train starts after
one hour when the first train starts.
And they covered total distance to cross each other so
Hours
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6. A man reaches his office 20 min late, if he walks from his home
at 3 kmph and reaches 30 min early if he walks 4 kmph. How far
is his office from his house ?
A) 20 km B) 16 km C) 14 km D) 10 km
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SOLUTION :
Let the distance from home to office =
Original speed = 3 kmph
Increased speed = 4 kmph
Difference of times = 50 min
(first He late by 20 min And later he is early by 30 min)
∴ ⇒
Hence the distance from home to office = 10 Km.
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7. A train overtakes two girls who are walking in the opposite direction in which
the train is going at the rate of 3 kmph and 6kmph and passes them completely in
36 sec and 30 sec respectively. The length of the train is:
A) 120m B) 150m C) 125m D) None of these
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Solution :
Let the length of train =
speed of first girl =
Speed of second girl =
↦ (1)
speed of train =
Time taken to cross the second girl = ↦ ( 2 )
Time taken to cross the first girl =
Hence from (1) we have
From (1) and (2) equations we get
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8. Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and
5.5kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they
walk in the same direction?
A) 15 hours B) 16 hours C) 17 hours D) 18 hours
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SOLUTION :
Here we have to take Relative speed
Distance traveled
⇒ Time taken to cover that distance
∴The time will they take to be 8.5 km apart is 17 hours
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9. A man traveled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and
walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 min, find
the distance of the post-office from the village ?
A) 40 km B) 30 km C) 20 km D) 10 km
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Solution :
Let the distance be
Then average speed
But average speed
∴The distance = 20 Km.
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10. A train 575 m long crosses a tunnel of length 325 m in 90 sec. What
is the speed of the train in kmph.
A) 28 B)32 C)36 D)24
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SOLUTION :
Speed of the train
⇒ Speed of train in kmph
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11. Two trains are running in opposite directions in the same
speed. The length of each train is 120 meter. If they cross each
other in 12 seconds, the speed of each train (in kmph) is
A) 42 B) 36 C) 28 D) 20
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SOLUTION :
Let the speed of each train
Relative Speed
Distance travelled = 240 m (since length of each train =120m)
Time = 12 sec ⇒ Speed =
∴ ⇒
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12. A train of length 110 meter is running at a speed of 60 kmph. In what
time, it will pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction
opposite to that in which the train is going?
A) 10 Sec B) 8 Sec C) 6 Sec D) 4 Sec
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SOLUTION :
To find the time that the train cross a man running at a speed of 6 Kmph we use relative speed
Time
Here distance
Relative Speed
∴ Time
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13. Two stations P and Q are 110 km apart on a straight track. One train starts
from P at 7 A.M. and travels towards Q at 20 kmph. Another train starts from Q at
8 A.M. and travels towards P at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?
A) 10.30 A.M B) 10.00 A.M C) 8.45 A.M D) 9.30 A.M
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SOLUTION :
Let the two trains meet after x hours from 7 A.M
Then
But
Required time will they meet = 7.00 A.M +3 .00 hours= 10.00A.M
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14. A train moves pass a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long
in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of
the train ?
A) 69.5 kmph B) 70 kmph C) 79 kmph D) 79.2 kmph
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SOLUTION :
Let the speed of train is x m/sec
Then length of train = 8x m & Given that time to cross a bridge = 20 sec
∴ Speed of train =
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15. A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long
platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
A) 230 m B) 240 m C) 260 m D) 270 m
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SOLUTION :
Let the length of the train is m.
And given that speed
∴ distance covered in
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16. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the
same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The
speed of the train is ?
A) 45 kmph B) 25 kmph C) 30 kmph D) 50 kmph
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SOLUTION :
Let the Speed of train
Given that speed of man going in the same direction .
So the relative speed
Time
Distance
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17) A jogger is running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track is 240 meters ahead of
the engine of a 120 meters long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In
how much time will the train pass the jogger ?
A) 48 sec B) 36 sec C) 18 sec D) 72 sec
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SOLUTION :
Distance travelled to cross the jogger
Relative speed
Time taken to cross the jogger
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18) Two trains are moving in opposite directions at and Their lengths are
1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to
cross the faster train in seconds is ?
A) 42 sec B) 44 sec C) 46 sec D) 48 sec
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SOLUTION :
Total distance covered
Relative speed
Required time
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19. A person riding a bike crosses a bridge with a speed of 54 kmph.
What is the length of the bridge, if he takes 4 min to cross the bridge
A) 3600 m B) 2800 m C) 3500 m D) 4500 m
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SOLUTION :
Here we take the length of bike as negligible,
So distance covered to cross the bridge = length of bridge ,
Speed
and Time
Distance
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20. A boat sails 15 km of a river towards upstream in 5 hours. How long
will it take to cover the same distance downstream, if the speed of
current is one-fourth the speed of the boat in still water:
A) 1.8h B) 3h C) 4h D) 5h
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SOLUTION :
Speed of boat in upstream
Speed of stream ⇒
Speed of boat in still water
Speed of boat in Downstream
Time taken to cover the same distance
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21. A steamer moves with a speed of 4.5 km/h in still water to a certain
upstream point and comes back to the starting point in a river which
flows at 1.5 km/h. The average speed of steamer for the total journey is
A) 12 km/h B) 10 km/h C) 6 km/h D) 4 km/h
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SOLUTION
Speed of boat in downstream
Speed of boat in Upstream
Average speed
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22. A boy can swim in still water at 4.5 km/h, but takes twice as long to
swim upstream than downstream. The speed of the stream is ?
A) 1.8 kmph B) 2 kmph C) 2.2 kmph D) 1.5 kmph
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SOLUTION
Speed of man in still water
Let speed of stream
Speed of boy in downstream
Speed of boy in upstream
Given that
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23. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain
distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running
downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat in still
water and speed of the current respectively?
A) 7:4 B) 11:4 C) 4:7 D) 8:3
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SOLUTION
Speed of boat in downstream
Speed of boat in upstream
Speed of stream
Speed of boat in still water
Required ratio = 8 : 3
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24. A man can row upstream at 16 km/hr and downstream at 24 km/hr.
Find the ratio speed of the current to that speed of man in still water .
A) 1 : 5 B) 1 : 4 C) 1: 3 D) 1 : 2
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SOLUTION
Speed in downstream
Speed in upstream
Speed of stream
Speed of man in still water
Required ratio
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25. If sum of upstream and downstream speed of a boat is 82 kmph, and
the boat travels 105 km. upstream in 3 hr, Find the time taken by boat to
cover 126.9 km downstream.
A) 2.8 hrs B) 2.7 hrs C) 2.6 hrs D) 2.5 hrs
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SOLUTION
Sum of speed of boat in upstream and down stream
Speed of boat in upstream =
Speed of boat in down stream
⇒ Time taken =
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26. A train Express A leaves Delhi at 5 A.M and reaches Mumbai at 9 A.M. Another train Express B leaves
Mumbai at 7 A.M and reaches Delhi at 10.30 A.M. At what time do they cross each other after 7 A.M ?
a.50m b.52m c.54m d.56m e. None
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SOLUTION : Let the distance = d Km, times taken by A & B = 4 & 3
2
hours
d
Speed of train A Kmph here s=d/t
4
2d
Speed of train B Kmph
7
After 7A.M they take ‘t’ hours to meet each other i.e., train A travels t+2 hours and train B travels t hours to
complete the ‘d’ Km in between the stations.
So
d
t 2 2d t 28 7 t 14 8t 15t 14 t 14 hours t
14
d 60 56 min
4 7 15 15
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26. A train Express A leaves Delhi at 5 A.M and reaches Mumbai at 9 A.M. Another train Express B leaves
Mumbai at 7 A.M and reaches Delhi at 10.30 A.M. At what time do they cross each other after 7 A.M ?
a.50m b.52m c.54m d.56m e. None
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SOLUTION : Let the distance = d Km, times taken by A & B = 4 & 3
2
hours
d
Speed of train A Kmph here s=d/t
4
2d
Speed of train B Kmph
7
After 7A.M they take ‘t’ hours to meet each other i.e., train A travels t+2 hours and train B travels t hours to
complete the ‘d’ Km in between the stations.
So
d
t 2 2d t 28 7 t 14 8t 15t 14 t 14 hours t
14
d 60 56 min
4 7 15 15
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27) Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 40 kmph and 60 kmph, take 40 seconds to cross each other while they
are running in the same direction. What time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite directions ?
a. 8 sec. b. 10 sec. c. 12 sec. d. 9 sec. e. 6 sec.
SOLUTION : Let the length of each train = d m
Then the distance travel to cross each other = 2d m
5 100
Relative speed if they travel in same direction = 20 Kmph 20 m / sec
18 18
Time taken if they travel same direction each other = 40 sec
2d 4000
40 2d m
100 18
18 5 500
Relative speed if they travel in opposite direction = 100 Kmph 100 m / sec
4000 18 18
Required time = 2d
s
18
500
8 sec
18
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27) Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 40 kmph and 60 kmph, take 40 seconds to cross each other while they
are running in the same direction. What time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite directions ?
a. 8 sec. b. 10 sec. c. 12 sec. d. 9 sec. e. 6 sec.
5 100
20 m / sec
18 18
5 500
100 m / sec
18 18
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SOLUTION : Ratio of speed of boat in upstream and down stream = 4 : 9
Speed of boat in upstream = 4k, Speed of boat in down stream = 9k
⇒ Time taken = 2 hr 20 min= 7/3 hrs & distance = 84 Km
∴ 9k = 36⇒ k=4 Kmph
84
Kmph
7/3
Speed of boat in upstream = b=16 Kmph
Speed of boat in down stream = a = 36 Kmph
Speed of boat in still water =
a b 36 16
26Kmph
2 2
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29) A train 350m long takes 35s to cross a man running at a speed of 5 kmph in the direction same to that
of train. What is the speed of the train?
a.40kmph b.41kmph c.42kmph d.43kmph e. None
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SOLUTION : Let speed of train = x Kmph & Length of train = 350 m
Relative speed of train with man = (x-5) Kmph
Time taken to cross a man = 35 sec
(Speed).(time) = distance ⇒ ⇒
x x5
-5 =
5
10(18/5)
35 350 = 36
18
⇒ Speed of train = x = 36+5= 41 Kmph
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30) A train 200 m long running at 36 kmph takes 55 seconds to cross a bridge. The length of the bridge is
a. 375 m. b. 300 m. c. 350 m. d. 325 m. e. None
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SOLUTION : Speed of train = 36 Kmph = 36 = 10m/sec 5
18
Time = 55 sec
Length of train =200 m length of bridge = x m
Distance travelled = 200 + x = (10)(55) = 550 ⇒ x = 350 m (∵ D=S.T )
Length of bridge = 350m
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31) A 180 m long train crosses another 270 m long train running in the opposite direction in 10.8 seconds. If
the shorter train crosses a pole in 12 seconds, what is the speed of longer train?
a. 98 km/hr b. 96 km/hr c. 90 km/hr d. 88 km/hr e. 78 km/hr
D
SOLUTION : Speed of shorter train = 180/12 =15 m/sec S
T
Speed of longer train = x m/sec Relative speed = x + 15
⇒ distance = speed x time ⇒ x 1510.8 270 180 450
⇒ ⇒x = m / sec m/sec
450 4500 500 125 125 125 45 80
x 15 15
10.8 108 12 3 3 3 3
Speed of longer train =
80 18
96Kmph
3 5
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32) Train A travelling at 52 km/hr crosses another train B, having three fourth of its length and travelling in
opposite direction at 38 km/hr in 14 seconds. Train A passed a railway platform in 36 seconds. Find the length
of platform.
a. 200 m b. 300 m c. 320 m d. 400 m e. 450 m
Solution : Let length of train A = x ⇒ length of train B = 3x/4
Relative speed = 52+38 =90(5/18)=25 m/sec
Distance travelled to cross each other = x+ 3x/4
⇒7x/4=25 (14 ) =350 ⇒ x=200 m
Let length of platform =y m & Time = 36 sec
y+200 = 52(5/18)(36)=520 ⇒ y =320 m
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33) A man can row 8 km/hr in still water. If it takes him thrice as long to row up, as to row down the river,
then the rate of current in the stream would be
a. 6.5km/hr b. 4.5km/hr c. 4km/hr d. 5.5km/hr e. None
SOLUTION : Speed of current = x
Speed of boat in upstream = 8-x
Speed of boat in down stream = 8+x
Time taken by boat in upstream = 3(Time taken by boat in down stream)
⇒ Time
D
y
3⇒
24+3x
y
= 8 – x ⇒ 16=4x ⇒ x=4 Kmph
Speed of stream or current = 4 Kmph
S 8x 8 x
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34) A boatman goes 4 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 2 km along the current in 10
minutes. How long will it take to go 24 km in stationary water?
a. 5hrs b. 3hrs c. 2hrs d. 6hrs e. None
SOLUTION
Speed of boat in upstream = 4/1 Kmph = 4 Kmph
Speed of boat in down stream = 2 x 60
12 Kmph
Speed of boat in stationary water = (12 +4)/2 = 8 Kmph
10
D 24
Time taken to travelin stationary water 3 hours
S 8
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35) In a stream, B lies in between A and C such that it is equidistant from both A and C. A boat can go from A
to B and back in 6 h 30 minutes while it goes from A to C in 9 h. How long would it take to go from C to A?
a. 2 h b. 4.5 h c. 4 h d. 3.5 h
SOLUTION
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36) A boat running downstream covers 28 kms in 4 hours, while for covering the same distance upstream it
takes 7 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 4km/hr b. 4.5km/hr c. 5km/hr d. 5.5km/hr
SOLUTION
Speed of boat in Downstream= 28/4 = 7km/hr
Speed of boat in Upstream= 28/7 = 4km/hr
Speed of the boat in stationary water = (4+7) /2
= 11/2 = 5.5km/hr.
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37) A Boat took 8 hours less to travel a distance downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If
the speed of a boat in still water is 9 Km/hr and speed of a stream is 3 Km/hr. In total how much distance
traveled by boat?
a. 96 Km b. 144 Km c. 164 Km d. 192 Km e. 216 Km
SOLUTION
Let the distance = D
Speed of boat in down stream= 12 Kmph
Speed of boat in upstream = 6 Kmph
Then difference of time=8 =D(1/6 – 1/12) ⇒ D =96
Total distance travelled = 2D= 2 (96) =192 Km
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38) Ravi can row 12 kmph in still water when the river is running at 6 kmph it takes him 1 hour to row to a
place and to come back. How far is the place?
a. 5.5 km b. 4.5 km c. 8.2 km d. 4.2 km
SOLUTION
Downstream Speed = 18 kmph
Upstream Speed = 6 kmph
Let the Distance = x
sum of time taken in down stream and in up stream = 1hour
x/18 + x/6 = 1 ⇒ 18x + 6x = 108
24x = 108
x = 4.5 km
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39) Mr. Suresh can row to a place 48 km away and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with
the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is?
a. 1 kmph b. 3 kmph c. 4 kmph d. 6 kmph
SOLUTION
48
48
14
Let the unit time = x Hours 4 3
x x
Then Downstream speed = 4/x kmph & upstream speed = 3/x kmph
Total time taken to travel in down stream and in upstream = 14
48 48 48 x 48 x
14 14 28 x 14 x 0.5hours
4 3 4 3
x x
So, Speed of downstream = 8 kmph, Speed of upstream = 6 kmph
Stream Speed = (1/2)(8 – 6) kmph = 1 kmph
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40) A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to Point B and coming back to a Point C
midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still
water is 12 kmph, what is the distance between A and B?
a. 160 km b. 152 km c. 200 km d. 220 km
SOLUTION
Speed of boat in downstream = (12 + 4)kmph = 16 kmph;
Speed of boat in upstream = (12 - 4) kmph = 8 kmph.
Let the distance between A and B be x km, Then distance travelled in downstream is ‘x’ km and in upstream it
travels only ‘x/2’ km
Total time taken=19
x x/2 2x
19 19 x 152 Km
16 8 16
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