Practicing Success
Anand can row a boat in still water at a speed of 5 kmph. The speed of the stream is 3 kmph. Find the time taken by him to row 40 km downstream (in hours).
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5 20 8 10 |
5 |
According to the question: Speed of boat in still water= 5 km/hr Speed of stream/current = 3 km/hr Downstream speed (Ds) = 5 + 3 = 8 km/hr Time taken by him to row 40 km downstream: Time = \(\frac{ Distance}{Speed}\) Time = \(\frac{40}{8}\) Time = 5 hr |