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Deepak Rathore

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· 1 Months ago

in the question there should be 11 in the place of 1.1 .
thank you.

Question:
In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against it Find the speed of the boat in still water.
Options:
A) 10 km/h
B) 8 km/h
C) 6 km/h
D) 12 km/h
E) None of these
Solution:

Ans (b) 

Let the speed of a boat in still water = x km/h

Speed of stream = y km/h


After solving (1) and (2), we get x = 8 km/h

Speed of the boat in still water = 8 km/h

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· 1 Months ago

Q is: In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against it Find the speed of the boat in still water. Sol: We know we can calculate it by 1/2(a+b) => 1/2(11+5) = 1/2(16) = 8 km/hr

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