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Basic Terms used in the chapter:
1) Stream/Current/River/Water: The moving water of river is called as

stream.
2) Still Water: The water which is not moving is known as still water.
3) Upstream: In water, the direction against the stream is known as upstream.
4) Downstream: In water, the direction along the stream is known as

downstream
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5) In this chapter the problems are based on the effect of water current on the
movement of boats. There are two important phenomena which form the basis
for this chapter - upstream (against the water current) &
downstream (along with the water current).
If there's no mention of stream speed in the question, assume it to be the
speed of boat in still water.
6) Problems similar to boats & streams may also occur which include -
a) Cyclist & Wind (where cyclist is analogous to boat while wind is analogous
to stream)
b) Swimmer & Stream (where swimmer is analogous to boat)
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Important Formulae:
1) If the speed of boat in still water is ‘u' km/hr and the speed of stream is ‘v'
km/hr the
Downstream speed (a) = (u + v) km/hr
2) While going downstream, boat moves in the direction of flow of river. So,
water stream increases the speed of boat. Hence, speeds are added while
going downstream.
Upstream Speed (b) = (u – v) km/hr
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If a boat travels with a speed of 10 km/hr in still water and the speed of stream is 5
km/hr, what would be the time taken by boat to go 60 km downstream?
a. 2 hrs
b. 4 hrs
c. 6 hrs
d. 8 hrs
Answer –
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A man rows a boat at 8 km upstream in 2 hours and 2 km downstream in 40 minutes.
How long will he take to reach 7 km in still water?
a. 2 hrs
b. 4 hrs 15 min
c. 6 hrs
d. 7 hrs 40 min
Answer –
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The speed of swimmer along with the flow of river is 40 km/hr and against the flow
of river is 22 km/hr. What would be the speed of swimmer in still water?
a. 11 km/hr
b. 31 km/hr
c. 55 km/hr
d. 62 km/hr
Answer –
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For a motorboat that covers a certain distance downstream in 2 hours & returns in 3
hours, what would be its speed in still water if the speed of stream is 6 km/hr?
a. 9 km/hr
b. 15 km/hr
c. 30 km/hr
d. 36 km/hr
Answer –
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If the speed of boat in still water is 10 km/hr & the speed of stream is 3 km/hr, the
boat rows to a place which is 50 km far & returns through the same path. What
would be the average speed of boat during the journey?
a. 2 km/hr
b. 4.5 km/hr
c. 9.1 km/hr
d. 15 km/hr
Answer –
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Ratio between speed of boat in still water to speed of stream is 5 : 2. If 224 km is
travelled by downstream in 4 hours then find the difference between speed of boat
in still water and speed of stream?
A. 24 km/hr
B. 22 km/hr
C. 28 km/hr
D. 26 km/hr
E. 30 km/hr
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If the upstream speed of a boat is 50% less than the downstream speed of the boat
and if a object is thrown in the river it covers 100m in 50 sec, then how much
distance boat can cover in still water in 5 hours?
A. 900 km Let the speed of boat in still water be s m/sec
B. 100 km As the object covers 100m in 50 sec , so the distance
C. 120 km travelled by the object will be with the help of the speed of
D. 108 km the stream only.
E. 105 km
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A steamer can go 12 km in still water in 25 minutes. One day, it went 11.25 km
upstream and returned the same distance in downstream. If the difference between
the time taken to travel upstream and downstream was 12.5 minutes, then what was
the speed of stream in km per hour? A. 7.2
B. 5.4
C. 6.3
D. 4.5
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The ratio of speed of A and B in still water is 3 : 2. A and B start from the same point in
the river, A goes upstream and B goes downstream. After 3 hours the stream stops
flowing and A starts rowing in the opposite direction to meet B. How much time after
the stream stops flowing does A meet B?
A. 16 hrs
B. 15 hrs
C. 12 hrs
D. 18 hrs
Let the speed of current be = c km/hr

Let the speeds of A and B in still water be 3k km/hr and 2k km/hr
Upstream speed of A = (3k – c) km/hr
Downstream speed of B = (2k + c) km/hr
Distance between A and B after 3 hrs = [3 (3k – c) + 3 (2k + c)] km = (9k – 3c + 6k +
3c) km = 15k km
After stream becomes stationary
Relative speed when both go in same direction = (3k – 2k) km/hr = k km/hr
Time after which they meet = 15 k/ k = 15 hrs Answer –
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A boat goes a certain distance upstream and comes back downstream to the
starting point in 144 min. If the speed of the boat in still water becomes 66.67% of
the original, time taken for the same journey will be 224 min. What is the ratio of the
speed of boat in still water and speed of current?
A. 7 : 1
B. 6 : 1
C. 5 : 3
D. 7 : 2
Answer –
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The speed of current is 5 km/h. What will be the respective downstream speed and
upstream speed of a boy rowing a boat, if one third of the distance covered going
downstream in a certain time is equal to the distance covered going upstream in the
same time.
A. 15 kmph, 5 kmph
B. 20 kmph, 10kmph
C. 18 kmph, 8 kmph
D. 24 kmph, 14 kmph
Answer –
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There are 3 points P, Q and R in a straight line, such that point Q is equidistant from
points P and R. A man can swim from point P to R downstream in 24 hours and from
Q to P upstream in 16 hours. Find the ratio of speed of man in still water to speed of
stream?
A. 5 : 1
B. 6 : 1
C. 5 : 3
D. 7 : 1
Answer –
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Rohit can row a boat 65Km upstream and 130Km downstream in 23 hours, whereas he
can swim 45Km upstream and 104Km downstream in 17 hours. Find the speed of boat
in still water and the speed of stream.
A. 4km/h, 9km/h
B. 8km/h, 5km/h
C. 9km/h, 4km/h
D. 5km/h, 8km/h
Answer –
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If the ratio of the speed of a boat in upstream and the speed of the stream is 8 : 1. If
the boat can travel 500 km downstream in 20 hours then find the total distance
travelled by the boat in still water in the same time?
A. 425 km
B. 459 km
C. 441 km
D. 450 km
Answer –
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The ratio of the time taken by a boat to go a certain distance upstream and return
downstream halfway of the same distance is 18 : 5. If the speed of stream is 4km/h
what is the distance covered by the boat in 6 hours in downstream and 8 hours in
upstream?
Let the speed of boat = b and current = c Speed downstream = b + c, Speed
A. 192 km
upstream = b – c Let the distance boat goes upstream = 2d and returns
B. 188 km downstream is d
C. 208 km
D. 175 km
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Day 1: A person covers 200 km along the stream and 150 km against the stream. The time taken to
cover upstream is 10 h more than the time taken to cover downstream.
Day 2: A person covers 40 km less than the previous day in along the stream and distance covered
against the stream is equal to the distance covered by the same person in day 3 along the stream.
Time taken to cover downstream distance is 8 hours less than the upstream distance.
Day 3: Distance covered along the stream is 40 km more than the distance covered against the stream
which is equal to the distance covered by a person on day 1 along the stream. He takes 6 hours more
to cover upstream than the downstream distance.
Day 4: Time taken to covers 200 km along the stream and 100 km against the stream is same as the
total time taken by the same person on day 3.
The speed of stream on day 1, 2, 3 and 4 is 15 kmph, 10 kmph, 20 kmph and 20 kmph respectively.
What is the difference between the total

distance covered along the stream and total
distance covered against the stream for all the
days together?
a) 120 km
b) 110 km
c) 150 km
d) 160 km
e) 180 km
Answer:
B
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Sum of the speed of boats on day 2

and day 3 together is what
percentage more/less than the sum
of the speed of stream on day 1 and
day 4 together?
a) 120 more
b) 160 less Required percentage =
c) 100 more {[(30 + 40) - (15 + 20)] /(15 + 20)} * 100
d) 200 more => (35/35) * 100 = 100%
e) 250 less Answer:
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What is the ratio between the

distance covered on day 2 and day 4
together and the distance covered on
day 1 and day 3 together?
(Downstream + upstream)
a) 80: 81
b) 73: 75 Required ratio =
c) 21: 23 (160 + 240 + 200 +100):
d) 70: 79 (200+150+240+200)
e) 43: 42 => 700: 790 => 70:79 Answer:
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In which of the following day he covers more Answer: c)

distance? Day 1 =
a) Day 1 200+150=350
b) Day 2 Day 2 = 160+240=
c) Day 3 400
d) Day 4 Day 3 = 240+200 =
e) Day 1& 2 440
Day 4 = 200+100 =
300
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If he covers 160 km along the stream and 140 [160/ (30+10)] +

km against the stream on day 5 and the speed of [140/(30 - 10)] = 160/40
stream and boat is same as on day 2, then find the + 140/20
total time taken to cover the whole distance. 4 + 7 = 11
a) 12 hrs
b) 11 hrs
c) 13 hrs
d) 14 hrs
e) 10 hrs
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Boats and Streams

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Basic Terms used in the chapter:

1) Stream/Current/River/Water: The moving water of river is called as

3) Upstream: In water, the direction against the stream is known as upstream.

4) Downstream: In water, the direction along the stream is known as

Let the speed of current be = c km/hr

What is the difference between the total

Sum of the speed of boats on day 2

What is the ratio between the

In which of the following day he covers more Answer: c)

If he covers 160 km along the stream and 140 [160/ (30+10)] +

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