Math, asked by sophiajohnson215sm04, 16 days ago

A boat travels in upstream. If the speed of boat in upstream is decreased by 50% then it is equal to the speed of current and speed of boat in still water is given as 240 km/hr. Then find upstream speed of boat? (in km/hr)

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Answered by bhavishyamaheshwari
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Answer: 165 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

speed of boat in still water=240km/h

speed of stream =x

speed of upstream =(240-x)km/h

given x=50%of(240-x)

x=50(240-x)÷100

100x=12000-60x

160x=12000

x=75

upstream speed =(240-75)km/h

upstream speed=165km/h

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