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The speed of a boat in still water is 12 km/hr. If it can travel 48 km downstream and 24 km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is,

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Let stream speed be ss. Equal times give 4812+s=2412−s\frac{48}{12+s}=\frac{24}{12-s}.

Cross-multiplying: 48(12−s)=24(12+s)48(12-s)=24(12+s), so 576−48s=288+24s576-48s=288+24s, giving 72s=28872s=288 and s=4s=4 km/hr.

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