A. 3.5km/hr
B. 5.75km/hr
C. 6.5km/hr
D. 7km/hr
Explanation:
Speed Downstream = 15.5 km/hr,
speed upstream = 8.5 km/hr
Speed of the stream = ½ (15.5 – 8.5)km = 3.5 km/hr
Related Mcqs:
- The speed of a boat in upstream is 60 kmph and the speed of the boat downstream is 80 kmph. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream?
A. 70, 10 kmph
B. 35, 27 kmph
C. 50, 60 kmph
D. 45, 55 kmph - If a boat is rowed downstream for 50 km in 5 hours and upstream for 24 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the boat and the river?
A. (7 , 3) km/hr
B. (6 , 4) km/hr
C. (10 , 4) km/hr
D. None of these - The time taken by a man to row his boat upstream is twice the time taken by him to row the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 42 kmph, find the speed of the stream?
A. 12 kmph
B. 13 kmph
C. 14 kmph
D. 15 kmph - A boat goes 100 km downstream in 10 hours, and 75 m upstream in 15 hours. The speed of the stream is________?
A. 7 km/h
B. 5 km/h
C. 3 km/h
D. 2 (1/2) km/h - A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9km/hr and the speed of the current is 3km/hr, the distance A and B is:_______?
A. 4km
B. 6 km
C. 8 km
D. 12 km - The speed of a boat in still water is 2km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1km/hr then speed of the stream is________?
A. 1.5km/hr
B. 3km/hr
C. 1km/hr
D. none - A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 min to cover a certain distance while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and the speed of water current respectively?
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 8 : 3
D. Cannot be determined - The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/hr, it can go 30km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 hours 30 min. The speed of the stream is_______?
A. 5km/hr
B. 8 km/hr
C. 10 km/hr
D. 15 km/hr - A man can row 30 km downstream and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. He can row 45 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 7 hours. Find the speed of man in still water?
A. 15 kmph
B. 10 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 12.5 kmph
E. None of these - The speed of a boat in still water is 60kmph and the speed of the current is 20kmph. Find the speed downstream and upstream?
A. 35, 25 kmph
B. 80, 40 kmph
C. 40, 60 kmph
D. 50, 55 kmph
