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Boats and Streams

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A boat can travel 30 km downstream in 2 hours. If the speed of the stream is 5 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

a)

10 km/hr

b)

15 km/hr

c)

20 km/hr

d)

25 km/hr

2.

If a boat takes 4 hours to travel 48 km downstream and 6 hours to travel the same distance upstream, what is the speed of the stream?

a)

2 km/hr

b)

3 km/hr

c)

4 km/ hr

d)

5 km/hr

3.

The speed of a boat in still water is 14 km/h, and the speed of the stream is 4 km/h. How long will it take to go 54 km downstream?

a)

3 hrs

b)

4 hrs

c)

5 hrs

d)

6 hrs

4.

A man rows 24 km downstream in 3 hours and returns in 6 hours. Find the speed of the current.

a)

1 km/hr

b)

2 km/hr

c)

3 km/ hr

d)

4 km/hr

5.

A man can row 60 km downstream in 6 hours and the same distance upstream in 10 hours. What is the speed of the man in still water and the speed of the current?

a)

10 km/h, 2 km/h

b)

8 km/h, 2 km/h

c)

9 km/h, 1 km/h

d)

9 km/h, 3 km/h

6.

A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?

a)

2:1

b)

3:2

c)

8:3

d)

6:5

7.

The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:

a)

1.2 km

b)

1.8 km

c)

2.4 km

d)

3.6 km

8.


A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1.5hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

a)

12 kmph

b)

13 kmph

c)

14 kmph

d)

15 kmph

9.

Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:

a)

16 hrs

b)

20 hrs

c)

18 hrs

d)

24 hrs

10.

A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is

a)

1 km/hr

b)

1.5 km/hr

c)

2 km/ hr

d)

2.5 km/hr