1. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 24 km in 4 hours, while for covering the same distance upstreams it takes 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?






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  • By: anil on 05 May 2019 01.31 am
    Let the speed of the boat be S and the speed of the stream be R. So, 24 / 4 = 6 = S + R 24 / 6 = 4 = S - R So, 2S = 10 => S = 5 and R = 1 So, speed of the boat in still water = 1 kmph
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