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- A boat takes 3 hours to travel from place M to N downstream and back from N to M upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km, what is the distance between the two places?
Options- A. 8 km
- B. 12 km
- C. 6 km
- D. Data inadequate
- Correct Answer
- Data inadequate
ExplanationLet the distance between M and N and the speed of current be d km and x km/hr respectively.
According to the question = {d/(4 + x) + d/(4 - x)} = 3
In the above equation we have only one equations but two variables. Hence cannot be determined (Data inadequate). - 1. Speed of a boat in standing water is 6 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/hr. A man rows to a place at a distance of 22.5 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him, is?
Options- A. 6 hrs 30 min
- B. 8 hrs 24 min
- C. 8 hrs
- D. 4 hrs 12 min Discuss
- 2. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is?
Options- A. 0.5 km/hr
- B. 1 km/hr
- C. 3.5 km/hr
- D. 1.8 km/hr Discuss
- 3. The current of a stream runs at 1 km/hr. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of motor boat in still water is?
Options- A. 6 km/hr
- B. 7 km/hr
- C. 8.5 km.hr
- D. 8 km/hr Discuss
- 4. A man can row 9 1/ 3 in still water and he finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up than as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is?
Options- A. 31 / 3 km/hr
- B. 31/3 km/hr
- C. 11/4 km/hr
- D. 42/3 km/hr Discuss
- 5. A man can row three quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11 1/ 4 minutes and return in 7 1/ 2 minutes. The speed of the man in still water is?
Options- A. 2 km/hr
- B. 3 km/hr
- C. 4 km/hr
- D. 5 km/hr Discuss
- 6. A motorboat can travel at 10 km/h in still water. It travelled 91 km downstream in a river and then returned to the same place, talking altogether 20 h. The rate of flow of river is?
Options- A. 3 km/h
- B. 4 km/h
- C. 2 km/h
- D. 5 km/h Discuss
- 7. A boat has to travel upstream 20 km distance from point X of a river to points Y. The total time taken by boat in travelling from point X to Y and Y to X is 41 min 40 s. What is the speed of the boat?
Options- A. 66 km/h
- B. 72 km/h
- C. 48 km/h
- D. Cannot be determined Discuss
- 8. Speed of motorboat in still water is 45 km/h. If the motor travels 80 km along the stream in 1 h 20 min, then the time taken by it to cover the same distance against the stream will be?
Options- A. 4 h 20 min
- B. 3 h 40 min
- C. 2 h 40 min
- D. 2 h 55 min Discuss
- 9. A boat's speed in still water is 5km/h. While river is flowing with a speed of 2km/h and time taken to cover a certain distance upstream is 2 h more than time taken to cover the same distance downstream. Find the distance?
Options- A. 10.5 km
- B. 11 km
- C. 10.9 km
- D. 15 km Discuss
- 10. A boat takes 9 h to travel a distance upstream and taken 3 h to travel the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/h, then what is the velocity of the stream?
Options- A. 4 km/h
- B. 3 km/h
- C. 6 km/h
- D. 2 km/h Discuss
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Correct Answer: 8 hrs
Explanation:
Speed upstream = (6 - 1.5) km/hr = 4.5 km/hr
Speed downstream = (6 + 1.5) km/hr = 7.5 km/hr
Total time taken = (22.5/4.5 + 22.5/7.5) hrs
= (5 + 3) hrs.
= 8 hrs.
Correct Answer: 1 km/hr
Explanation:
Suppose he moves 4 km downstream in H hrs.
Then, Speed downstream = 4/H km/hr
Speed upstream = 3/H km/hr
T1 + T2 = 14
? (48 x H)/4 + (48 x H)/3 = 14
? 12H + 16H = 14
? H = 1/2
? Speed downstream = 8 km/hr
Speed upstream = 6 km/hr
? Rate stream = (8 - 6)/2 km/hr = 1 km/hr
Correct Answer: 6 km/hr
Explanation:
Let the speed in still water be x km/hr
? 35/(x - 1) + 35/(x + 1) = 12
? 35(2x) = 12(x2 - 1)
? 12x2 - 70x - 12 = 0
? 12x2 - 72x + 2x - 12 = 0
? 12x(x - 6) + 2 (x - 6) = 0
? (x - 6) (12x + 2) = 0
? x = 6 km/hr
Correct Answer: 42/3 km/hr
Explanation:
Let speed upstream = x km/hr
Then, speed downstream = 3x km/hr
? Speed in still water = (x + 3x)/2 km/hr = 2x km/hr
Speed of the current = (3x - x)/2 km/hr = x km/hr
&becaus 2x = 28/3
? x = 14/3 = 42/3 km/hr.
Correct Answer: 5 km/hr
Explanation:
Speed upstream = (3/4) x (4/45 x 60 km/hr = 4 km/hr
Speed upstream = (3/4) x (2/15) x 60 km/hr = 6 km/hr
? Speed in still water = (4 + 6)/2 km/hr = 5 km/hr
Correct Answer: 3 km/h
Explanation:
Given, speed of boat = 10 km/h
Let speed of flow of river = x km/h
? Upstream speed of boat = (10 - x) km/h
and downstream speed of boat = = (10 + x) km/h
According to question.
91/(10 - x) + 91/(10 + x) = 20
? 91(10 + x + 10 - x) / (10 - x) (10 + x) = 20
? 91(20) / 100 - x2 = 20
? 91 = 100 - x2
? x2 = 9
? x = 3
Correct Answer: Cannot be determined
Explanation:
Let x be the speed of the boat and y be the speed of the current.
Speed upstream = (x - y) km/h
Speed downstream = (x + y) km/h
According to the question,
20 /(x - y) + 20/(x + y) = 25/36
In this equation, there are two variables but only one equation. So, the value of x cannot be determined.
Correct Answer: 2 h 40 min
Explanation:
Let speed of stream be x km/h
Given speed of motorboat in still water = 45 km/h
? Speed of boat along stream = (45 + x) km/h
According to the question,
45 + x = 80 x 11/3
? 45 + x = 80 x 3 / 4
? x = 60 - 45 = 15
? Speed of boat against stream = 45 - 15 = 30 km/h
Hence, required time = Distance / Speed = 80 / 30
= (8 x 60)/3 = 160 min
= 2 h 40 min
Correct Answer: 10.5 km
Explanation:
Let the distance be D km.
Speed download = (5 +2) = 7 km/h
and speed upstream = (5 -2) = 3 km/h
According to the question,
D/3 - D/7 = 2
? 7D - 3D = 21 x 2
? D = (21 x 2)/4 = 10.5 km
Correct Answer: 2 km/h
Explanation:
Let velocity of the stream be x km/h
? Velocity of the boat downstream = (4 + x) km/h
and velocity of the boat upstream = (4 - x) km/h
According to the question, 3(4 + x) = 9(4 - x)
? 12 + 3x = 36 - 9x
? 12x = 24
? x = 2 km/h
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