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In a kilometer race, A beats B by 100 meters and B beats C by 125 meters. Then A beats C by

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

In a race of 1000 metres, X gives Y a start of 175 m and defeats him by 50 seconds. If speed of X is 5 m/s, then the speed of Y is

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:

In a 900 meters race, A gives B a start of 150 meters and defeats him by 50 seconds. If the speed of A is 4.5 m/sec, then speed of B is:

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:

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 :

Ravi row to a place 45km distant and back in 20 hours. He finds that he can row 12km with stream in the same time as 4km against the stream ,then the speed of the stream is:

In a 10 km race, A, B and C each running at uniform speed get the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. If A beats B by 1 km and B beats C by 1 km, then by how many meters does A beat C?

In a race of 800 m, A beats B by 80 m and in a race of 600 m, B beats C by 40 m. Then A will beat C in a race of 1000 m by :

A boat goes downstream at a speed of 18 km/hr and upstream at a speed of 'm' km/hr. The boat travelled 90 km downstream in a river and then returned back taking altogether 12.5 hours. Then which of the following are true ? A. $m = 12$ B. $m = 15$ C. Speed of water current is 3 km/hr D. Speed of water current is 1.5 km/hr Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A motor boat can travel 5 km/hr in still water. It travelled 9 km downstream in river and then returned back taking altogether 10 hours. The rate of flow of water in the river is:

In a kilometer race, A beats B by 30 seconds and B beats C by 15 seconds. If A beats C by 180 m, then Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Time taken by A to run 1 km | (I) 250 seconds | | (B) Time taken by B to run 1 km | (II) 45 seconds | | (C) Time taken by C to run 1 km | (III) 235 seconds | | (D) A beats C by | (IV) 205 seconds | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A boat can travel 36 km upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2.4 km/hr, how much time will the boat take to cover a distance of 78 km downstream?

In a 200 meter race, Taniya beats Geetansh by 40 meters or by 10 seconds. The time taken by Taniya to complete the race will be:

The ratio of the speed of a motorboat and that of the current of water is 14 : 8. The boat goes a certain distance along with the current in 3 hours 12 minutes. How much time does it take to come back?

In a 100 m race, A gives a start of 10 m to B but still beats B by 5 seconds. If the speed of B is 4.5 km/hr, then the speed of A is:

A motorboat can travel 10 km against the stream in 30 minutes and returns back at the same point in 10 minutes. The speed of the stream is,

A man rows 15 km upstream in 5 hours and 25 km downstream in 5 hours. The speed of the current is:

In a 1000 m race, Arun reaches the final point in 56 seconds and Pradeep reaches in 70 seconds. By how much distance does Arun beat Pradeep?

Usain Bolt runs a 100 m race and defeats his rival by 1 m. If Usain's speed was 9 m/s, the speed of the rival was :

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:

Mr. X runs 5 times as fast as Mr. Y. If Mr. X gives Mr. Y a start of 80 meters, how far must the goal on the race course be so that Mr. X and Mr. Y reach it at the same time?

Let the speed of a boat in still water be $u$ km/hr and the speed of the water current in a river be $v$ km/hr. If a man rows distance $D$ down stream and same distance upstream, then average speed of total journey is

A man can row a boat in still water at the rate of 4 km/hr. He finds that it takes him twice as long to row upstream of a river as to row downstream of the same river, then the speed of the current of the river is

In a 600 m race, A beats B by 37.5 m or by 10 seconds, then the time taken by B to finish the race is

A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m in the same time. In a 1000 m race, by how much distance B beats A?

A motorboat can row at the speed of 10 km/h in still water. If the river is flowing at 5 km/h, and it takes 20 hours for a round trip, then the distance between the two places is

A person can row a motor boat in still water at the rate of 12 km/hr. It takes him thrice as long to row upstream of a river as to row downstream of the same river. The speed of the stream is :

A runs four times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 90 meters, how far must the goal on the race course be so that A and B reach it at the same time ?

In a kilometer race, A beats B by 50 meters or by 5 seconds, then the time taken by A to complete the race is

A man rows downstream 30 km and upstream 20 km. If he takes 5 hours to cover each distance, then the speed of stream is

'A' can run 1km in 5 minutes 20 seconds and 'B' can run the same distance in 6 minutes. How many meters start can 'A' give 'B' in a kilometer race so that they finish the race together?

A man rows 15 km upstream in 5 hours and 25 km downstream in 5 hours each time, then the speed of the stream is

In a kilometer race P runs at 10 m/sec, Q runs at 5 m/sec then which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct ? (A) P wins the race in 100 sec (B) Q wins the race in 100 sec (C) P defeats Q by 500 m (D) Q defeats P by 500 m Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The ratio of the speeds of a motor boat and that of the current of water is 26:4. The boat goes certain distance against the current in 6 hrs. The time taken by the boat to come back is____

The speed of water current is half the speed of a motor boat. The motor boat travels 15 km downstream in 1 hour. Then the time taken to return to the starting point is:

In a 200 m race, Rohan completes the race in 8 seconds and Vivan completes the race in 10 seconds. By how much distance Rohan beats Vivan?

It is currently 9:40 AM. What will be the time in next 610 hours?

Ravi's speed of rowing in still water is 6 km/hr. He rows between two points in a river and return to the same starting point. He took 30 minutes more to cover the distance upstream than downstream. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, then the distance between the two points is:

In 900 meters race, Ram gives Shyam a start of 150 meters and defeats him by 50 seconds. If the speed of Ram is 4.5 m/sec, then speed of Shyam is

A man rows a boat such that it covers a distance upstream in twice the time taken by him to cover the same distance downstream. If the speed of stream is 5 km/h, the speed of boat in still water is:

In a 500 metres race, the ratio of speeds of two participants Meena and Kamal is 4:5 respectively. If Meena has a start of 200 metres, find the distance by which Meena wins.

A runs 9 times slower than B. If B gives A a start of 80 meters, how far must be the wining post on the tracks so that A and B reach there at the same time?

A swimmer whose speed in swimming pool is 5 km/h, swims between two points in a river and returns back to starting point. He took 20 minutes more to cover the distance upstream than to cover downstream. If the speed of stream is 2 km/h, then the distance between two points is

A boat covers a distance 24 km upstream and returns to the same point in a total of 4 hours. If the speed of boat in downstream is twice its speed in upstream, then the speed of boat in upstream is:

A boat covers a distance of 51 km downstream in 3 hours and takes $7\frac{2}{7}$ hours to cover the same distance upstream. If the boat's speed in still water is 12 km/hrs, then the speed of the stream is:

Two runners A and B complete a 150 meters race in 24 seconds and 36 seconds respectively. By how many meters will A defeat B?

A man rows 24 km upstream in 6 hours and 36 km downstream in 6 hours each time, then the speed of the boat in the still water is

A boat can row at the speed of 16 km/hr in still water. If the river is flowing at 8 km/hr, and it takes 8 hours for a round trip, then the distance between the two places is:

In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants, A and B, is 4:5 respectively. If A has a start of 180 m, then the distance by which A wins is

Ram can row a boat in still water at the rate of 6 km/hr. He finds that it takes him twice as long to row upstream of a river as to row downstream of the same river, then the speed of the current of the river is

A steamer can row at the speed of 16km/hr in still water. If the river is flowing at 8 km/hr and it takes 12 hours for a round trip, then the distance between the two places is:

In a 700 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants A and B is 5:6. If A has a start of 150 m, then the distance by which A wins the race is:

A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. Also, it covers 40 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 9 hours. The speed of the boat in still water is:

In a 500 m race, the ratio of speeds of two participants, A and B, is 4:5 respectively. If A has a start of 180 m, then the distance by which A wins is:

In a 10 km race, A, B and C each run at uniform speed, get the first, second and third position respectively. If A beats B by 1 km and B beats C by 1 km, then, by how much distance A beat C?

A fisherman is rowing a boat. He takes 6 hours to row 48 km upstream whereas he takes 3 hours to go to the same distance downstream. Based on the above information, which of the following are correct? (A) His speed of rowing in still water is 10 km/hour. (B) The speed of the stream is 3 km/hour. (C) The average speed of the fisherman is 32/3 km/hour. (D) The speed of the stream is 4 km/hour. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A boat takes 1 hour 30 minutes less to travel 36 km downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/hr, then the speed of the stream is:

A runs 3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 30 meters, how far must the goal on the race course be so that A and B reach it at the same time?

A person can row a boat at 5 km/hr in still water. If the speed of water current in a river is 1 km/hr, and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far off is the place?

A person can row a boat in still water at the rate of 5 km/hr. It takes him 4 times as long to row upstream of a river as to row downstream to cover same distance in the same river. The speed of flow of the stream is

Two runners, Ajay and Vijay complete a 600 m race in 38 seconds and 48 seconds respectively. By how many meters will Ajay defeat Vijay?

The speed of a motorboat in still water and that of the current of water is in a ratio of 27:5. The boat goes along the current from point A to point B in 3 hours 40 minutes. How much time will it take to come back from B to A?

A swimmer whose speed in still water is 6 km/hr, swims between two points in a river and returns to the starting point. He took 20 minutes more to cover the distance upstream than downstream. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, then the distance between the two points is:

Arun's speed of swimming in still water is $5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$. He swims between two points in a river and returns back to the same starting point. He took $20$ minutes more to cover the distance upstream than downstream. If the speed of the stream is $2 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$, then the distance between the two points is :

In a $700 \mathrm{~m}$ race, Amit reaches the finish point in $20$ seconds and Rahul reaches in $25$ seconds. Amit beats Rahul by a distance of :

A motor boat covers 16 km in 2 hours downstream and 14 km in 2 hours upstream. The speed of the motor boat is :