The speed of a boat in still water is 8km/hr. It can go 30Km upstream and 44 Km downstream in 10 hours.Find the speed of the stream.
Asked by Abhishek Kumar Singh | 4th Oct, 2013, 11:53: PM
Expert Answer:
Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr The boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downsream. Hence, Thus, speed of stream is 3 km. the speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. it can go 30 kmupstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hour. find the speed of thestream. Answer: - Let the speed of the stream be y km/hr. Speed of boat = 8 km/hr According to the given information, we have: 30/8-y + 44/8+y = 10 Now, solve this equation to get the answer.
Aswered by Rashmi Khot | 5th Oct, 2013, 10:08: PM
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