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Boats & Streams

The document presents a series of problems related to boats and streams, focusing on calculating speeds, distances, and times for various scenarios involving rowing upstream and downstream. Each problem provides multiple-choice answers for users to select from. The questions cover different aspects of boat navigation in still water and current conditions.

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Boats & Streams

The document presents a series of problems related to boats and streams, focusing on calculating speeds, distances, and times for various scenarios involving rowing upstream and downstream. Each problem provides multiple-choice answers for users to select from. The questions cover different aspects of boat navigation in still water and current conditions.

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Boats & Streams

1)A woman can row upstream at 14 kmph and downstream at 32 kmph. The
speed of the stream is:

A) 9 km/hr B) 4.2 km/hr C) 5 km/hr D) 10.5 km/hr

E) None of these
2)The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current
is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes ?

a)1.2 km b)1.8 km c)2.4 km d)3.6 km


3)A boat covers 64 km upstream in 13 hrs and 120 km downstream
in 11 hrs. What is the speed (in m/s) of the boat in still water ?

a)2.5 b)2 c)3.5 d)3


4)A motorboat covers a certain distance downstream in 6 hours, and
same distance upstream in 8 hours. If speed of stream is 2 km/hr ,
Find speed of boat in still water ?

a)20 km/hr b)15 km/hr c)23 km/hr d)14 km/hr e)16 km/hr
5)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
6)A motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 km/hr. It goes 56
km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the
same distance down the stream will be

(a) 1 hour 24 minutes (b) 1 hour 21 minutes

(c) 1 hour 25 minutes (d) 2 hour


7)A boat travels at a speed of 10 kmph in still water. The speed of the
stream is 4 kmph. How much time will the boat take to travel 30 km
upstream?
(a) 3 hrs
(b) 6 hrs
(c) 5 hrs
(d) 7 hrs
(e) 10 hrs
8)Distance covered by Ujjwal in 4 hours is 28 km against the stream
and with stream 50 km in 2 hours. How much time Ujjwal will take to
cover 32 km in still water?
a) 2 hours
b) 2.5 hours
c) 1.5 hours
d) 3 hours
e) None of these
9)Rajiv's boat can travel along the current at the 8 km/hour and
against the current at the rate 6 km/hour. Find the time taken by the
boat to sail 28 km in still water.
(a) 4 hours (b) 5 hours (c) 6 hours (d) 7 hours
(e) None of these
10)A man can row at the speed of 6 km/hr in still water, and the
speed of stream is 2 km/hr. If the time difference between the
upstream and downstream journey of the man is 40 minutes, find
the distance?

a)15/7 km b)16/3 km c)18 km d)6 km e)none


11)A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/h in still water goes 30 km
downstream and comes back in four and a half hours. The speed
of the stream is :

46 km/h
6 km/h
7 km/h
5 km/h
12)A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 2
km/hr, it takes 4 hours more in upstream than in the downstream for
the same distance. Find the distance.
A) 44 km B) 40km C) 32km D) 50km E) 45km

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