{"id":152996,"date":"2023-07-28T10:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T05:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=152996"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T05:15:43","slug":"a-boat-takes-6-hours-to-move-downstream-from-point-p-to-q-and-to-return-to-point-p-moving-upstream-if-the-speed-of-the-stream-is-4-km-hr-and-speed-of-the-boat-in-still-water-is-6-km-hr-what-is-the-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-boat-takes-6-hours-to-move-downstream-from-point-p-to-q-and-to-return-to-point-p-moving-upstream-if-the-speed-of-the-stream-is-4-km-hr-and-speed-of-the-boat-in-still-water-is-6-km-hr-what-is-the-d\/","title":{"rendered":"A boat takes 6 hours to move downstream from point P to Q and to return to point P moving upstream. If the speed of the stream is 4 km\/hr and speed of the boat in still water is 6 km\/hr, what is the distance between point P and Q?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">A boat takes 6 hours to move downstream from point P to Q and to return to point P moving upstream. If the speed of the stream is 4 km\/hr and speed of the boat in still water is 6 km\/hr, what is the distance between point P and Q?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>8 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>9 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>10 km<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>11 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solution : <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let the distance between points P and Q = X km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed downstream = 6 + 4= 10 km\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed upstream = 6 &#8211; 4 = 2 km\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time= Distance\/Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, as per quwstion;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x\/10 + x\/2 = 6 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x+5x\/10 = 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6x = 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x = 10 km<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question A boat takes 6 hours to move downstream from point P to Q and to return to point P moving upstream. 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