Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Boats and Streams · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/hr, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream? (S.B.I.P.O., 2010) 1
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Speed of boat in still water = (32 + 28) km/hr = 30 km/hr. 2 1 Speed of stream = (32 – 28) km/hr = 2 km/hr. 2
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.