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A boat covers (42) km downstream in (3) hours and (30) km upstream in (3) hours. What is the speed of the stream?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (2) km/h

The direct answer is option B, 2 km/h. Downstream speed equals boat speed plus stream speed, while upstream speed equals boat speed minus stream speed. Let the still-water boat speed be b and stream speed be s. Downstream speed is 42/3=14 km/h, so b+s=14. Upstream speed is 30/3=10 km/h, so b-s=10. Subtract the second equation from the first: (b+s)-(b-s)=14-10, giving 2s=4 and therefore s=2 km/h. Option A, 1, would make the difference between downstream and upstream speeds only 2, not 4. Option B is correct. Option C, 3, would give a speed difference of 6, and option D, 4, would give a difference of 8; neither matches the data. The boat speed would be b=12 km/h, confirming downstream 14 and upstream 10. Memory cue: stream speed is half the difference of downstream and upstream speeds.

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