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    Question

    A boy can swim a certain distance downstream in 3 hours

    and return in 5 hours. If the rate of stream is 6 kmph then what is the speed of boy in still water?
    A 24 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 20 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 27 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 22 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the speed of the boy in still water be x kmph. Then, (x + 6) × 3 = (x – 6) × 5 => 3x + 18 = 5x - 30 => 2x = 48 => x = 24 kmph

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