The time taken by a boat to travel a certain distance upstream is equal to the time taken by it to travel 2.5 times the same distance downstream. The speed of the boat in still water is 7 km/h. How much time (in hours) will the boat take to travel 20 km upstream and 36 km downstream?
The time taken by a boat to travel a certain distance upstream is equal to the time taken by it to travel 2.5 times the same distance downstream. The speed of the boat in still water is 7 km/h. How much time (in hours) will the boat take to travel 20 km upstream and 36 km downstream?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Let the speed of the stream be km/h.
Upstream speed and downstream speed .
The time for a distance upstream equals the time for downstream:
Upstream speed km/h and downstream speed km/h.
Required time hours.