1. A man can row at 6 kmph in still water. If the velocity of the current is 2 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and comes back, how far is the place?
Solution:
Speed of the downstream = 5+1 = 6 km/hr.
Speed of the upstream = 5-1 = 4 km/hr.
Let x be the distance.
x/8 + x/4 = 1.
By solving the above equation, we get
x = 2.7 km.
2. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 2 hours, while it comes back in 3(1/2) hours. If the speed of the stream be 5 km/hr, what’s the speed of the boat in still water?
Solution:
Let the speed of the boat in still water be u.
2(u+5) = 7/2[u-5]
By solving the above equation, we get
u = 5 km/hr.
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