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A boat travels 72 km downstream in 8 hours and 84 km upstream in 12 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current ?5
Q: A boat travels 72 km downstream in 8 hours and 84 km upstream in 12 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current ?
- 19 and 3 kmphfalse
- 26 and 7 kmphfalse
- 38 and 1 kmphtrue
- 47 and 2 kmphfalse
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Answer : 3. "8 and 1 kmph"
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Answer: C) 8 and 1 kmph Explanation: Downstream speed = 72km/8hrs = 9 kmphupstream speed = 84km/12hrs = 7 kmphspeed of boat = avg of downstream and upstream speedsspeed of boat = (9+7)/2kmph = 8 kmph.current speed = half of the difference of downstream and upstream speedscurrend speed = (9-7)/2kmph = 1 kmph