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 |
| 11 | x. | |
| 5 |
| y + x | : | y - x | |||||
| 2 | 2 |
| = | 16x | x | 1 | : | 6x | x | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| = | 8 | : | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |
= 8 : 3
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