Question

A man while going dowm in a escalator(which is miving down) takes 50 steps to reach down and while going up takes 125 steps. If he goes 5 times faster upwards than downwards. What will be the total no of steps if the escalator werent moving.

Answer 1

let,A be the man going upward
B be the man going downward
the steps taken by A and B is 125 and 50,
therefore ,
A=125
B=50
let ,C be the A goes 5 time faster in upward then downward
A=125
C=5times
therefore,
A ÷C=
125÷5=25
therefore, it takes 25 step in upward direction