Speed of boat in still water 10 kmph. If the boat takes 24hr in up stream and 16hr in down stream to cross the same distance, then what will be the distance covered.

• If speed of water is w and distance covered in each direction is s, then
  
  s= 24*(10-w) = 16*(10+w)
  or
  240-24w=160+16w
  or
  40w=80
  w= 2 kmph.
  Then distance covered in each direction = 24*(10-2) = 24*8=192 kms.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(25) No(0)
• x/24+x/16=10
  x=96km
  to and fro distance=96*2=192km
  
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(3)
• still water speed = 10kmph
  let d is distancecvrd by boat
  so d/24=upwrd speed ( u )
  & d/16 = down stream speed ( v )
  so still water is 1(u + v)/2=(d/24+d/16)/2=10
  d = 192 kms
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
• ANS=2 KMPH
  let distance be D
  so, D/(10+S)=16 and D/(10-S)=24
  so,160+16S=240-24S=D
  solving we have,
  S=2 KMPH
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• time=24 hrs -up stream, speed of boat =10kmph
  16 hrs -down stream
  d=s*t
  distance is equal then s1*t1=s2*t2
  24(10-x)=16(10+x) let x be the speed of stream
  240-24x=160+16x
  40x=80
  x=2kmph
  then distance covered =24(10-2)
  24*8=192 kms
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)