A boat takes an hour to cover a certain distance downstream in a river. It takes 1½ hour to cover the same distance upstream. Assuming that the speed of boat is same in both downstream and upstream directions, what is the ratio of speed of boat to that of stream in the river?किसी नाव को नदी में धारा की दिशा (downstream) में कोई दूरी तय करने में एक घंटा लगता है। उतनी ही दूरी धारा के विपरीत (upstream) तय करने में उसे 1½ घंटे लगते हैं। यह मानते हुए कि दोनों दिशाओं में नाव की अपनी चाल समान है, नाव की चाल और नदी की धारा की चाल का अनुपात क्या है?
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Correct answer: B. 5 : 1
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Let the distance be d. Downstream speed = d/1 = d; upstream speed = d/1.5 = 2d/3. Boat speed b = (d + 2d/3)/2 = 5d/6 and stream speed s = (d − 2d/3)/2 = d/6. So b : s = 5d/6 : d/6 = 5 : 1.मान लीजिए दूरी d है। अनुप्रवाह चाल = d/1 = d; प्रतिप्रवाह चाल = d/1.5 = 2d/3। नाव की चाल b = (d + 2d/3)/2 = 5d/6 तथा धारा की चाल s = (d − 2d/3)/2 = d/6। अतः b : s = 5d/6 : d/6 = 5 : 1।More Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude questions
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