In a river, a man takes 3 hours in rowing 3 km upstream or 15 km downstream. What is the speed of the current?
A. 2km/hr
B. 4km/hr
C. 6km/hr
D. 9km/hr
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A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 min to cover a certain distance while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and the speed of water current respectively?
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 8 : 3
D. Cannot be determined
A boat is rowed downstream at 15.5km/hr and upstream at 8.5 km/hr. The speed of the stream is________?
A. 3.5km/hr
B. 5.75km/hr
C. 6.5km/hr
D. 7km/hr
A boat goes 24 km downstream in 10 hours, it takes 2 hours more to cover the same distance against the stream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 2km/hr
B. 2.8 km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. 4.2 km/hr
E. None of these
A person can row at 9 kmph and still water. He takes 4 1/2 hours to row from A to B and back. What is the distance between A and B if the speed of the stream is 1 kmph?
A. 32 km
B. 25 km
C. 28 km
D. 24 km
E. None of these
A man can row downstream at 18 kmph and upstream at 10 kmph. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of stream respectively?
A. 13, 3
B. 12, 6
C. 15, 3
D. 14, 4
A boat running downstream covers 24 km’s in 4 hours while for covering the same distance upstream it takes 6 hours whats the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 3.5km/hr
B. 5.5 km/hr
C. 6 km/hr
D. Data Inadequate
E. None of these
A man can row a boat at 20 kmph in still water. If the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, what is the time taken to row a distance of 60 km downstream?
A. 20/6 hours
B. 27/2 hours
C. 30 hours
D. 30/13 hours
A man can row 30 km downstream and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. He can row 45 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 7 hours. Find the speed of man in still water?
A. 15 kmph
B. 10 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 12.5 kmph
E. None of these
The time taken by a man to row his boat upstream is twice the time taken by him to row the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 42 kmph, find the speed of the stream?
A. 12 kmph
B. 13 kmph
C. 14 kmph
D. 15 kmph