Arithmetic Ability
Boats and Streams

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Q.

A person can row 8 1/2 km an hour in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The speed of the stream ?

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Correct choice: C

Explanation:

Given speed of the person = 8 1/2 = 17/2 kmph Let the speed of the stream = x kmph speed of upstream = 17/2 - x speed of downstream = 17/2 + x But given that, 2(17/2 - x) = 17/2 + x => 3x = 17/2 => x = 2.83 kmph.
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