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A motorboat completes a round trip of 150 km between two places A and B in 8 hours. If downstream speed of the motorboat is 25 km/hr, then the upstream speed of the motorboat is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

A round trip of 150 km means 75 km each way.

Downstream time =7525=3=\frac{75}{25}=3 hours, so upstream time =8−3=5=8-3=5 hours.

Upstream speed =755=15=\frac{75}{5}=15 km/hr.

Note: The phrase 'round trip of 150 km between A and B' is read as 150 km total, i.e. 75 km in each direction.

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