Boats and Streams


  1. A man can row upstream 36 m in 6 hours. If the speed of a man in still water is 8 km/hr, find how much he can go downstream in 10 hours ?









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    ∵ Speed of current = 8 - 36/6 = 2 km/hr
    ⇒ Rate downstream = (8 + 2) = 10 km/hr

    Correct Option: D

    ∵ Speed of current = 8 - 36/6 = 2 km/hr
    ⇒ Rate downstream = (8 + 2) = 10 km/hr
    ∴ Required distance = (8 + 2) x 10 = 100 km


  1. A man can row upstream at 15 km/h and downstream at 21 km/h. The speed of water current of the river is ?









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    Speed of water current =( Vd - Vu)/2

    Correct Option: C

    Speed of water current =( Vd - Vu)/2
    = (21 - 15) /2
    = 3 km/h



  1. A man rows downstream 60 km and upstream 36 km, taking 4 hours each time. The speed of the man is :









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    Sd = 15 km/h
    Su = 9 km/h
    Speed of man= (Sd + Su)/2

    Correct Option: D

    Sd = 15 km/h
    Su = 9 km/h
    Speed of man= (Sd + Su)/2
    ∴ Speed of man = (15 + 9)/ 2 = 12 km/h


  1. What time will be taken by a boat to cover a distance of 128 km along the stream, if speed of a boat in still water is 24 km/h and speed of stream is 8 km/h?









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    Downstream speed of boat = Speed of boat in still water + Speed of stream
    Required time = Distance/Speed downstream

    Correct Option: A

    Downstream speed of boat = Speed of boat in still water + Speed of stream
    = 24 + 8 = 32 km/h
    ∴ Required time = Distance/Speed downstream
    = 128/32 = 4 km/h



  1. Keshav can row 60 km downstream and 36 km upstream, taking 10 h each time. What is the velocity of the current?









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    Velocity of the current = (speed downstream - Speed upstream)/2

    Correct Option: D

    Speed upstream = Distance/Time = 60/10 = 6 km/h
    Speed upstream = Distance/Time = 36/10 = 3.6 km/h
    ∴ Velocity of the current = (speed downstream - Speed upstream)/2
    = (6 - 3.2)/2 = 1.2 km/h