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A boat goes 24 km upstream in 4 hours and 32 km downstream in 4 hours. The speed of the boat in still water is:

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Upstream speed =244=6=\frac{24}{4}=6 km/hr and downstream speed =324=8=\frac{32}{4}=8 km/hr. Speed in still water is their average: 6+82=7\frac{6+8}{2}=7 km/hr.

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