PUZZLES AND APTITUDES
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
solution for question 3
Let the speed of the stream be
x
km/hr. Then,
Speed downstream = (15 +
x
) km/hr,
Speed upstream = (15 -
x
) km/hr.
30
+
30
= 4
1
(15 +
x
)
(15 -
x
)
2
900
=
9
225 -
x
2
2
9
x
2
= 225
x
2
= 25
x
= 5 km/hr.
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