Boats and Streams Problem Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The speed of a boat downstream is 15 km/hr. and the speed of current is 3 km/hr. Find the total time taken by the boat to cover 15 km upstream and 15 km downstream. 

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    3 hours 10 minutes
    Correct
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  • 2
    2 hours 30 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2 hours 40 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 hours 42 minutes
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "2 hours 40 minutes "

Q:

A person rows a distance of $$ {3{3\over4}{ \ km}}$$ upstream in $$ {1{1\over 2}{\ hours}}$$ and a distance of 13 km downstream in 2 hours. How much time ( in hours) will the person take to row a distance of 90 km in still water?

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    18
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    24
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "20"

Q:

Speed of current is 10% of speed of boat in still water and the time taken by the boat to cover X km in downstream is 100% more than time taken by the boat to cover (X-45) km in upstream. Find the value of X?

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    60 km
    Correct
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  • 2
    87 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    99 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    108 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    90 km
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "99 km"

Q:

A boat running upstream takes 7 hours and 40 minutes to cover a certain distance while it takes 5 hours to cover the same distance downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the current and speed of the boat respectively? 

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    13: 4
    Correct
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  • 2
    17: 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    19: 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    4: 19
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "4: 19 "

Q:

A man can row $$7{1\over 2}km/h$$ in still water. If a river running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place? 

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    3 km
    Correct
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  • 2
    4 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8 km
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "3 km"

Q:

A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in $$7{1\over 2}$$ minutes and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed of the boat in the still water?  

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    4 km/hour
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3 km/hour
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    8 km/hour
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$6{1\over 2}$$ km/hour
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "$$6{1\over 2}$$ km/hour "

Q:

A boat can row 15 km per hour downstream and 9 km per hour upstream. The speed (in km/hour) of the boat in still water is:

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    8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    12
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "12"

Q:

The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. It covers (upstream) a distance of 45 km in 6 hours. The speed (in km/hr) of the stream is : 

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    3.5 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    4 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2.5 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3 km/h
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Answer : 3. "2.5 km/h "

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