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A boat, whose speed in still water is 8Km per hour travels 12Km upstream and then 16Hm downstream in 8 hours(so that the boat finishes 4Km further downstream from where is started). what is the speed of the current
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Going upstreams slows the boat; going downstream will speed up the boat.
Boat Upstream:
rate = x - 12
time = 6
Boat Downstream:
rate = x + 8
time = 5
Distances are equal.
Let x = speed of the boat in still water
6(x - 12) = 5(x + 8)
6x - 72 = 5x + 40
6x - 5x = 72 + 40
x = 112 km per hour.
Answer by mananth(8105) (Show Source):
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let the speed of boat in still water be x km/h
speed of current = y km/h
..
distance =12 km
speed = x-y
time = 12/(x-y)
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downstream
distance = 20km
speed = x+y
time = 20/x+y
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12/(x-y)= 6
20/(x+y)= 5
6x-6y=12
x-y=2..................1
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5x+5y= 20
x+y=4..................2
add 1 & 2
2x=6
divide by 2
x=3 speed of boat in still water
x-y=2
3-y=2
y=1 current speed