Home
Class 12
MATHS
A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a d...

A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours tomtravel the same distance against the current.The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are:

A

3 km/h

B

5 km/h

C

2 km/h

D

None of these

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • TIME AND DISTANCE

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION JHARKHAND|Exercise Exam Booster for Cracking Exam |25 Videos

  • TAXATION

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION JHARKHAND|Exercise EXAM BOOSTER |14 Videos

  • TIME AND WORK

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION JHARKHAND|Exercise Exam Booster for Cracking Exam |18 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat is still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are :

A motorboat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km down the current and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. What is the speed of the boat in still water in kmph?

A motor boat takes 12 hours to go downstream and it takes 24 hours to return the same distance. Find the ratio of the speed of boat in still water to the speed of stream

A boat takes 10 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream, but it takes 13 hours to travel 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.

A motor boat takes 12 hours to go downstream and it takes 24 hours to return the same distance. What is the time taken by boat in still water?

A boat goes 20 km downstream in one hour and the same distance upstream in two hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

ARIHANT PUBLICATION JHARKHAND-TIME AND DISTANCE-Exam Booster for Cracking Exam
  1. If train number 4625 is 250 m long crosses a pole in 15 s. Then, th...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A man rows upstream 18 km and downstream 28 km taking 5 h each time....

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A car is ahead of a scooter by 30 km, car goes at the rate of 50 km...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. The average speed (correct to one place of decimal) of a train runn...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A train 700 m long is running at the speed of 72 km/h. If it crosses...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A car completes a journey in 6 h with a speed of 50 km/h. At what sp...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Rani goes to school at 10 km/h and reaches the school 6 min late. N...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A person can run around a circular path of radius 21 meters in 44 s...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A train covers a distance in 50 min, if it runs at a speed of 48 km/...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. By walking at 4/3 of his usual speed, a man reaches his office 25 mi...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A man, on tour, travels first 160 km at 64 km/h and the next 160 km...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this dis...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 80 km in 10 h. If it cove...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A coolie standing on a railway platform observes that a train going in...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Assume that the distance that a car runs on one litre of petrol vari...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A student walks from his house at 5 km/ph, reaches school 10 minutes l...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Point 'A' and 'B' are 70 km apart on a highway. A car starts from 'A' ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A police car is ordered to chase a speeding car that is 5 km ahead....

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Two towns A and B are 160 km apart. A bus starts from A to B at 7 am...

    Text Solution

    |