A crew row a boat 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream, taking 4 hours for each separate direction. Find the speed of the current stream. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A crew row a boat 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream, taking 4 hours for each separate direction. Find the speed of the current stream.
A. 1.25 km/h
B. 1.75 km/h
C. 2 km/h
D. 1.5 km/h
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Upstream speed = 24 / 4 = 6 km/h. Downstream speed = 36 / 4 = 9 km/h. Current speed = (Downstream speed - Upstream speed) / 2 = (9 - 6) / 2 = 1.5 km/h.

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