Question

Two boys, Ram and Shyam are rowing their respective boats. Shyam is rowing in the direction of flow of water and Ram is rowing opposite to the direction of flow of water. Ram goes 32 Km upstream and Shyam 36Km downstream in 7 hours. Also, Ram goes 40 Km upstream and Shyam 48Km downstream in 9 hours. Based on the above information and figure, answer the following questions: (Attempt any 4)(i) Which word in the paragraph above indicates the movement in the direction of flow of water?a) Upstream b) downstream c) rowing d) none(ii) If we take x as the speed of boat in still water and y as the speed of stream, both in Km/hr. then the time taken by Ram to go 32Km upstream is-a)32 b) 32 c) 32+ d) 32−(iii) If we take x as the speed

Answer 1

Answer:

4)i) downstream

Step-by-step explanation:

ii)x-speed of boat

y-speed of stream

'D' be the distance covered

upstream = D/x-y (km/hr)