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The speed of a boat in still water is 12 km/hr. It takes twice as long to go upstream to a point as to return downstream to the starting point, then the speed of the stream is :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Let the stream speed be ss. For the same distance dd:

d12−s=2⋅d12+s\dfrac{d}{12-s} = 2\cdot\dfrac{d}{12+s}

So 12+s=2(12−s)12+s = 2(12-s), giving 3s=123s = 12 and s=4s = 4 km/hr.

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