A. 5 km
B. 5.5 km
C. 6 km
D. 6.5 km
Average speed = ( 2 X 3 X 2/3 + 2 ) km/ hr = 12/5 km/ hr. Distance travelled = ( 12/5 X 5 )km = 12 km. So Distance between house and school = ( 12/2 )km = 6 km.
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A. 3 km
B. 4 km
C. 5 km
D. 6 km - Taimoor left for his school at 6 am by foot and walked at the rate of 2 kmph. After reaching his school he found it was closed and immediately turned back and started walking back to his home at 3 kmph. If he reached his home at 9 am, find the distance between his school and his home.
A. 2.5 km
B. 7.2 km
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D. 3.6 km - A steamer goes downstream from one port to another in 4 hours, it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2km/hr,the distance between the two parts is_______?
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A. 2km/hr
B. 2.8 km/hr
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E. None of these - A boats man can row in still water at speed of 7 km/hr. It takes 6 hours more to travel the same distance in upstream than in downstream if the speed of the river is 3 km/hr. what is the distance between the two destinations?
A. 20 km
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A. 4.5 kmph
B. 4.8 kmph
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B. 45km/h
C. 48km/h
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A. 3.5km/hr
B. 5.5 km/hr
C. 6 km/hr
D. Data Inadequate
E. None of these - A boat covers a distance of 30 km in 2 ½ hours running downstream while returning it covers the same distance in 3 ¾ hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 8km/hr
B. 12km/hr
C. 14 km/hr
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E. None of these
