A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is________?

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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. A man can row his boat with the stream at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h. The man’s rate is________?

   A. 1 kmph
   B. 5 kmph
   C. 8 kmph
   D. 3 kmph

5. A man can row a boat at 20 kmph in still water. If the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, what is the time taken to row a distance of 60 km downstream?

   A. 20/6 hours
   B. 27/2 hours
   C. 30 hours
   D. 30/13 hours

6. A boat goes 24 km downstream in 10 hours, it takes 2 hours more to cover the same distance against the stream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

   A. 2km/hr
   B. 2.8 km/hr
   C. 4 km/hr
   D. 4.2 km/hr
   E. None of these

7. A man can row 7 ½ kms on hour in still water and he finds that it takes hi twice as long to row down the river. The rate of stream is

   A. 2.4km/hr
   B. 2.5 km/hr
   C. 3.4km/hr
   D. 3.5km/hr

8. A man can row 9 1/3 km/hr in still water and he finds that is thrice as much time to row u p than as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is:________?

   A. 3 1/3 km/hr
   B. 3 1/9 km/hr
   C. 1 ¼ km/hr
   D. 4 2/3 km/hr

9. A person can row at 9 kmph and still water. He takes 4 1/2 hours to row from A to B and back. What is the distance between A and B if the speed of the stream is 1 kmph?

   A. 32 km
   B. 25 km
   C. 28 km
   D. 24 km
   E. None of these

10. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11 minutes and down the stream in 7 minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:_________?

    A. 2
    B. 3
    C. 4
    D. 5