Question

A boat sails a distance of 44 km in 4 hours with the current. it takes 4 hours 48 min longer to cover the same distance against the current. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

Answer 1

Let the boat speed in still water be 4 km/hr and speed of stream be v km/hr. speed against the stream will be u-v and speed down the stream will be u+v.

The boat speed in still water is 8.25 km/hr and current speed is 2.75 km/hr. This kind of question will be asked in the entrance examination so try to solve many questions to improve your skill.