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The time taken to travel 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream is 14 hours. If the distance covered in upstream is doubled and distance covered in downstream is increased by 11 km then the total time taken is 11 hours more than earlier. Find the speed of the stream.


Options:
A .   4 km/hr
B .   7 km/hr
C .   3 km/hr
D .   6 km/hr
Answer: Option A
:
A

Let's assume that the speed of the boat in still water is x km/hr and speed of the stream is y km/hr.
So, the speed of the boat in upstream will be (x-y) km/hr.
Similarly, the speed of the boat downstream will be (x+y) km/hr.
We know time=(distancespeed).
Using the above formula we can form the equations in two variables.
Taking the first case,
30x - y+44x + y=14.
Taking the second case,
60x - y+55x + y=25.
Now, we have the equations in two variables but the equations are not linear.
So, we will assume  1x - y=u  and  1x + y=v.
So on substituting u and v in the above two equations, we get
30u+44v=14   ...(1)
60u+55v=25   ...(2)
We can solve the above two equations using the elimination method.
60u+88v=28   ...(3)
(by multiplying equation (1) by 2)
On subtracting equation (2) from (3), we get v=111
On substituting v in equation (2) we get u=13
Now as we have assumed 
1x - y=u              and                1x + y= v 
On substituting the values of u and v,
we get a pair of linear equations in x and y
x - y=3...(4)
x + y=11...(5)
On adding (5) from (4), we have 
2x=14
x=7 
On subsituting the value of x in xy=3,  we get y = 4.
So, the speed of the boat in still water is 7 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr.



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