A. 12 kmph
B. 13 kmph
C. 14 kmph
D. 15 kmph
Explanation:
The ratio of the times taken is 2:1.
The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream = (2+1)/(2-1) = 3/1 = 3:1
Speed of the stream = 42/3 = 14 kmph.
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 - 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 - 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 man can row downstream at 18 kmph and upstream at 10 kmph. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of stream respectively?
A. 13, 3
B. 12, 6
C. 15, 3
D. 14, 4 - A man rows at a speed of 6 km/hr in still water. If the time taken to row a certain distance upstream is 4 times the time taken to row the same distance downstream, what is the speed of the river?
A. 1.8 km/hr
B. 3 km/hr
C. 3.6 km/hr
D. 4 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 - Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is_________?
A. 16 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours - A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, and then find the speed of the man in still water?
A. 60 kmph
B. 10 kmph
C. 30 kmph
D. 5 kmph - The speed at which a man can row a boat in still water is 15 kmph. If he rows downstream, where the speed of current is 3 kmph, what time will he take to cover 60 metres?
A. 10 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 20 seconds
D. 12 seconds
E. None of these - A man can row with a speed of 15 kmph in still water. If the stream flows at 5 kmph, then the speed in downstream is________?
A. 10 kmph
B. 5 kmph
C. 20 kmph
D. 22 kmph
