A. 2.5km
B. 3km
C. 4 km
D. 5 km
Explanation:
Speed downstream = (5+1)km/hr = 6 km/hr
Speed upstream = (5-1)km/hr = 4 km/hr
Let the required distance be x km.
Then x/6 + x/4 = 75/60 = 5/4 => (2x + 3x) =15 => x =3.
Required distance = 3 km
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- A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. How far is the place?
A. 3.12 km
B. 2.88 km
C. 3 km
D. 2 km - A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?
A. 6.24 km
B. 6 km
C. 5.76 km
D. 5.66 km - 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 - 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 - A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 ¼ minutes and return in 7 ½ minutes. The speed of the man in still water is________?
A. 2km/hr
B. 3km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. 5 km/hr - 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 - 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 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________?
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 3 : 2
D. 4 : 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 - 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
