The time taken by a boat to travel a distance upstream is twice the time taken by it to travel the same distance downstream. What is the speed of the boat upstream if it travels 20 km downstream in 1 hour 40 min ? (in km/h)

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  • Explanation:

    Time taken by boat downstream

    =1 40/60=1 2/3

    =5/3 hours

    Time taken by boat upstream

    =2×5/3=10/3 hours

    ∴ Speed of boat upstream

    = 20/10= 20×3/10

    =6 km/h

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