Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Speed & Distance

    A man rows to a place 48 km distant 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:

    ক)
    1 km/hr
    খ)
    1.5 km/hr
    গ)
    2 km/hr
    ঘ)
    2.5 km/hr

    Explanation

    Suppose he move 4 km downstream in x hours. Then, Speed downstream = (4/x) km/hr. Speed upstream = (3/x) km/hr So, 48/(4/x) + 48/(3/x) = 14 or x = ½ So, Speed downstream = 8 km/hr, speed upstream =6 km/hr. Rate of the stream = ½(8-6) km/hr = 1 km/hr.

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