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50 km upstream in 10 hours --> v upstream = 50/10=5 kph
40 km downstream in 8 hour --> v downstream = 40/8=5 kph = v upstream.
This means, it is a still water as there is no current velocity (v downstream = v upstream)

Speed of the boat in still water= 5kph

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If a boat goes 50 km upstream in 10 hours and a distance of 40 km downstream in 8 hours, the what is the speed of the boat in still water ?

A. 10 kmph
B. 7.2 kmph
C. 5 kmph
D. 2.5 kmph
E. 2 kmph


r-x=50/10=5
r+x=40/8=5
2r=10
r=5

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upstream = u+v=5km/h u=speed of boat in still water , v=speed of the stream
downstream =u-v=5km/h
so 2v=0 so v =0 so u=5km/h
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speed of boat in upstream ; 50/10 ; 5 kmph
and down stream ; 40/8 ; 5kmph

speed of boat in still water =x and speed of boat = y
x+y=5
x-y=5
add both ; 2x=10
x=5kmph
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If a boat goes 50 km upstream in 10 hours and a distance of 40 km downstream in 8 hours, the what is the speed of the boat in still water ?

A. 10 kmph
B. 7.2 kmph
C. 5 kmph
D. 2.5 kmph
E. 2 kmph
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50 km upstream in 10 hours and a distance of 40 km downstream in 8 hours, the what is the speed of the boat in still water

let the speed of upstream be u
let the speed of downstream be d
let the speed of still water be x

x-u=50/10=5
x+d=40/8=5

subtracting both eqn's we get u=d
after substituting u=d in above eqns we get x=5km/hr

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Speed upstream = v - u = 50/10 = 5

Speed downstream = v + u = 40/8 = 5


Solving we get v = 5kmph
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If a boat goes 50 km upstream in 10 hours and a distance of 40 km downstream in 8 hours, the what is the speed of the boat in still water ?

A. 10 kmph
B. 7.2 kmph
C. 5 kmph
D. 2.5 kmph
E. 2 kmph

Asked: If a boat goes 50 km upstream in 10 hours and a distance of 40 km downstream in 8 hours, the what is the speed of the boat in still water ?

Let the speed of the boat in still water be b kmh and speed of the stream be s kmh

The boat goes 50 km upstream in 10 hours
b - s= 50/10 = 5 kmh (1)

The boat goes 40 km downstream in 8 hours
b + s = 40/8 = 5 kmh (2)

b = 5 kmh

IMO C
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