Question

A man goes downstream and covers a distance of 120 kilometre in 5 hours the speed of the boat is twice the speed of the stream find the speed of the stream

Answer 1

Answer:

let the speed of stream be x km per hr

downstream speed=120/5

=24kmph

now as per question,

x+2x=24

3x=24

x=8

hence speed of stream is 8 kmph