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Swati can row her boat at a speed of 5km/hr in still water. if it takes her 1 hour more to row the boat 5.25 km upstream than to return downstream, Find the speed of the stream.

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Let the speed of the stream be `x`
Speed when going upstream `=5+x`
Speed when going downstream `= 5−x`
Distance=SpeedxxTime
So,
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