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      Question

      A man rows a boat 54 kms in 6 hours downstream and

      returns upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the stream (in km per hour) is:
      A 1.8 km/hr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 5 km/hr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 4.5 km/hr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 7.2 km/hr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E 8 km/hr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Rate downstream = 54/6 = 9 km/hr Rate upstream = 54/10 = 5.4 km/hr Now, speed of the stream = (rate downstream – rate upstream)/2 ⇒ (9 – 5.4)/2 = 1.8 km/hr

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