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The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It takes twice as long to go upstream to a point as to return downstream to the starting point. The speed of the stream is:

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✅ Correct Option: 1

For distance dd and stream speed ss: d15−s=2⋅d15+s\frac{d}{15-s}=2\cdot\frac{d}{15+s}, so 15+s=30−2s15+s=30-2s, giving 3s=153s=15 and s=5s=5 km/hr.

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