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    Question

    A boy can swim a certain distance downstream in 4 hours

    and return in 7 hours. If the rate of stream is 6 kmph then what is the speed of boy in still water?
    A 24 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 20 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 27 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 22 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the speed of the boy in still water be x kmph. Then, (x + 6) × 4 = (x – 6) × 7 => 4x + 24 = 7x - 42 => 3x = 66 => x = 22 kmph

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