Question
A man rows a boat 36 kms in 6 hours downstream and
returns upstream in 12 hours. The speed of the stream (in km per hour) is:Solution
Rate downstream = 36/6 = 6 km/hr Rate upstream = 36/12 = 3 km/hr Now, speed of the stream = (rate downstream – rate upstream)/2 ⇒ (6 – 3)/2 = 1.5 km/hr
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