Let the man's rate upstream be x kmph and that downstream be y kmph.
Then, distance covered upstream in 8 hrs 48 min = Distance covered downstream in 4 hrs.
![]() | ![]() | x x 8 | 4 | ![]() | = (y x 4) |
| 5 |
![]() | 44 | x =4y |
| 5 |
y = | 11 | x. |
| 5 |
Required ratio = | ![]() | y + x | ![]() | : | ![]() | y - x | ![]() |
| 2 | 2 |
| = | ![]() | 16x | x | 1 | ![]() | : | ![]() | 6x | x | 1 | ![]() |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| = | 8 | : | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |
= 8 : 3



Required ratio =
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