{"id":152999,"date":"2023-07-28T10:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T05:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=152999"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T05:20:41","slug":"a-man-can-swim-in-still-water-at-8-km-hr-if-the-river-is-flowing-at-2km-hr-he-takes-80-minutes-to-reach-a-place-and-return-back-how-far-is-the-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-man-can-swim-in-still-water-at-8-km-hr-if-the-river-is-flowing-at-2km-hr-he-takes-80-minutes-to-reach-a-place-and-return-back-how-far-is-the-place\/","title":{"rendered":"A man can swim in still water at 8 km\/hr. If the river is flowing at 2km\/hr he takes 80 minutes to reach a place and return back, how far is the place?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">A man can swim in still water at 8 km\/hr. If the river is flowing at 2km\/hr he takes 80 minutes to reach a place and return back, how far is the place?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>4 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>3 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>4.5 km<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>5 km<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solution : <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let the place is X km far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed downstream = 8+2=10 km\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed upstream = 8 &#8211; 2 = 6 km\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time = Distance \/  Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x\/6 + x\/10 = 80\/60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10x+ 6x\/60 = 4\/3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30X + 18X = 240<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>48X = 240<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x = 240\/80 = 5 km<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question A man can swim in still water at 8 km\/hr. If the river is flowing at 2km\/hr he takes 80 minutes to reach a place and return back, how far is the place? 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