A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 kmph and 4 kmph respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is:

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Let the distance of the destination from the starting point = x km.
Speed downstream = (10 + 4) = 14 kmph
Speed upstream = (10 - 4) = 6 kmph
According to the question,
Total time taken = 5 hours
$$\eqalign{ & {\frac{x}{{14}}} + {\frac{x}{6}} = 5 \cr & \frac{{ {3x + 7x} }}{{42}} = 5 \cr & {\text{or}},\,10x = 42 \times 5 \cr & {\text{or}},\,x = \frac{{42 \times 5}}{{10}} \cr & {\text{So}},\,x = 21\,{\text{km}} \cr} $$