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A boat sails 15 km of a river towards upstream in 5 hrs. How long will it take to cover the same distance downstream, if the speed of current is one-fourth the speed of the boat in still water:
5 hrs
3 hrs
1.5 hrs
4 hrs
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Upstream Speed = B – S
Downstream Speed = B + S
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Speed of a boat in standing water is 14 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.2 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 4864 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:
1010 hours
1400 hours
700 hours
350 hours
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Speed downstream = (14 + 1.2) = 15.2 kmph
Speed upstream = (14 – 1.2) = 12.8 kmph
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If Rahul rows 15 km upstream in 3 hours and 21 km downstream in 3 hours, then the speed of the stream is
1 kmph
2 kmph
3 kmph
4 kmph
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Rate upstream = (15/3) kmph
Rate downstream (21/3) kmph = 7 kmph.
Speed of stream (1/2)(7 – 5)kmph = 1 kmph
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A boy can swim in still water at 4.5 km/hr, but takes twice as long to swim upstream than downstream. The speed of the stream is?
1.2 kmph
1.5 kmph
1.7 kmph
2.0 kmph
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Speed of Boy is B = 4.5 kmph
Let the speed of the stream is S = x kmph
Then speed in Down Stream = 4.5 + x
speed in Up Stream = 4.5 – x
As the distance is same,
=> 4.5 + x = (4.5 – x)2
=> 4.5 + x = 9 -2x
3x = 4.5
x = 1.5 kmph
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