Quantitative Aptitude Ques 2335
Question: A boat takes 90 min less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 m/h, the speed of the stream is
Options:
A) 2 m/h
B) 2.5 m/h
C) 3 m/h
D) 4 m/h
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- Let the speed of the stream be x m/h. Then,
Speed downstream $ =(10+x),m/h $
Speed upstream $ =(10-x),m/h, $
$ \frac{36}{(10-x)}-\frac{36}{(10+x)}=\frac{90}{60} $
$ 72x\times 60=90,(100-x^{2}) $
$ x^{2}+48x-100=0 $
$ (x+50)(x-2)=0 $
$ x=2,m/h $