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:
A. 16 km
B. 18 km
C. 21 km
D. 25 km
Answer: Option C
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$$\eqalign{ & {\frac{x}{{14}}} + {\frac{x}{6}} = 5 \cr & \frac{{ {3x + 7x} }}{{42}} = 5 \cr & {\text{or}},\,10x = 42 \times 5 \cr & {\text{or}},\,x = \frac{{42 \times 5}}{{10}} \cr & {\text{So}},\,x = 21\,{\text{km}} \cr} $$
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