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If a boat goes a certain distance at 30 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 60 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

A) 45 B) 50
C) 40 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 18 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 30 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

A) 22.5 B) 24
C) 20.5 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22.5

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Ashok can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 12kmph.What is the speed of the stream ?

A) 6 km/hr B) 3 km/hr
C) 2 km/hr D) 4.5 km/hr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 km/hr

Explanation:

If the speed downstream is a kmph and the speedup stream is b kmph then
Speed of the stream = 1/2 x (a–b) kmph
Speed downstream a = 12kmph
Speed upstream b = 8 kmph
Speed of the stream = 1/2 x (a–b) = 1/2 x (12–8)= 4/2 = 2 kmph

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A boat goes a certain distance at 40 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 24 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

A) 32 B) 28
C) 34 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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If a boat goes a certain distance at 30 km/h and comes back the same distance at 20 km/hr, what is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

A) 25 B) 24.5
C) 24 D) 25.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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Mahesh rows to the place 80 km away and back in 20 hours. He finds that he can row 8 km downstream in the same time as 4 km upstream. The speed of the boat in stillwater is

A) 9 kmph B) 7 kmph
C) 2 kmph D) 5 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9 kmph

Explanation:
If Mahesh moves 8 km downstream in X hours

Downstream speed = 8/X kmph

upstream speed = 4/X kmph

Now 80/(8/X) + 80/(4/X)=20

X=2/3

downstream Speed = 8/(2/3)= 12 kmph

upstream Speed = 4/(2/3)= 6 kmph

Rate of the stream = (12+6)/2= 9 kmph

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Choose the most appropriate answer: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 9 Km/h and the speed of the current is 3 Km/h, the distance between A and B is

A) 9 km B) 10 km
C) 11 km D) 12 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12 km

Explanation:

Speed of boat in still water = 9 km/hr

Speed of current = 3km/hr

Downstream speed = 9+3 = 12 km/hr

Upstream speed = 9-3 =6 km/hr

Let the distance between A to B be x km.

x/6 + x/12 = 3x + 2x = 36
3x = 36
x = 12 km

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If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 24 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 40 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey.

A) 32 B) 30
C) 31 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30

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