. Formulate the following problems as a pair of equations, and hence find their solutions:

(i) Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the current.

(ii) 2 women and 5 men can together finish an embroidery work in 4 days, while 3 women and 6 men can finish it in 3 days. Find the time taken by 1 woman alone to finish the work, and also that taken by 1 man alone.

(iii) Roohi travels 300 km to her home partly by train and partly by bus. She takes 4 hours if she travels 60 km by train and the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the remaining by bus, she takes 10 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus separately

Question

. Formulate the following problems as a pair of equations, and hence find their solutions:

(i) Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the current.

(ii) 2 women and 5 men can together finish an embroidery work in 4 days, while 3 women and 6 men can finish it in 3 days. Find the time taken by 1 woman alone to finish the work, and also that taken by 1 man alone.

(iii) Roohi travels 300 km to her home partly by train and partly by bus. She takes 4 hours if she travels 60 km by train and the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the remaining by bus, she takes 10 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus separately

Tasneem · Accepted Answer

(i) Let the speed of Ritu in still water and the speed of stream be x km/h and y km/h respectively.

Speed of Ritu while rowing upstream = (x-y) km/h

Speed of Ritu while rowing downstream = (x + y) km /h

$2(x+y)= 20$

$x+y=10.............(i)$

$2(x-y)=4$

$x-y=2..........(ii)$

Adding equations (1) and (2), we obtain:

2x = 12

x = 6

Putting the value of x in equation (1), we obtain:

y = 4

Thus, Ritu’s speed in still water is 6 km/h and the speed of the current is 4 km/h.

(ii) Let the number of days taken by a woman and a man to finish the work be x and y respectively.

Work done by a woman in 1 day =

Work done by a man in 1 day =

$\frac{2}{x}+\frac{5}{y}= \frac{1}{4}.............(i)$

$\frac{3}{x}+\frac{6}{y}= 1........(ii)$

$Let p= \frac{1}{x}, q= \frac{1}{y}$

The equation reduces to

$8p+20q=1$

$9p+18q=1$

Using cross multiplication,

$\frac{p}{-20-(-18)}=\frac{q}{-9-(-8)}=\frac{1}{144-180}$

On solving, $p=\frac{1}{18}, q=\frac{1}{36}$ so $x=18, y=36$

The number of days taken by the a woman is 18 and that taken by a man is 36.

(iii) Let the speed of train and bus be u km/h and v km/h respectively.

$Time= \frac{distance}{speed}$

$\frac{60}{u}+\frac{240}{v}=4.......(i)$

$\frac{100}{u}+\frac{200}{v}=\frac{25}{6}............(ii)$

$let p=\frac{1}{u}, q=\frac{1}{v}$

The equation reduces to $60p+240q=4...........(iii)$

$600p+2400q=25..........(v)$

On subtracting (iv) from (v) we get

$q=\frac{1}{80 }, p=\frac{1}{60}$

Thus the train travels at a speed of 60km/hr and the speed of the bus is 80km/hr.

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