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A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

Correct Answer: 5

Explanation:

Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr. Then,

Speed downstream = (15 + x) km/hr,


Speed upstream = (15 - x) km/hr.



30 + 30 = 4 1
(15 + x) (15 - x) 2



900 = 9
225 - x2 2


⟹ 9x2 = 225


x2 = 25


x = 5 km/hr.


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