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A motorboat travelling at some speed can cover 24 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 17 hours. At the same speed it can travel 32 km downstream and 1...

SSC SSC CGL Tier 1 Medium Boats & Streams MCQ

Question

A motorboat travelling at some speed can cover 24 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 17 hours. At the same speed it can travel 32 km downstream and 12 km upstream in 10 hours. Find the speed of the stream.

Options

A.

5 km/h

B.

2 km/h

C.

3 km/h

D.

4 km/h

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