A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: Let stream speed be . Upstream speed is , downstream .
  2. Step 2: .
  3. Step 3: .
Answer
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Why not the others: yields time difference ; yields ; and yields non-integer hours.

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