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A man rows a boat downstream 30 km and upstream 20 km. It takes him 5 hours to cover each distance. Which of the following are TRUE?

(A) The speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/hr.

(B) The speed of the boat in still water is 5 km/hr.

(C) The speed of the current is 1 km/hr.

(D) The speed of the current is 6 km/hr.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Downstream speed =305=6= \frac{30}{5} = 6 km/hr and upstream speed =205=4= \frac{20}{5} = 4 km/hr. Still-water speed is their average, 5 km/hr, and the current is half their difference, 1 km/hr. So (B) and (C) are true.

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