A Boat covers 12 km in 1 h in still water. It takes four times the time in covering the same distance against the current. What is the speed of the current?
A7 km/hr
B8 km/hr
C9 km/hr
D10 km/hr
Answer:
C. 9 km/hr
Read Explanation:
Speed Upstream = Speed of boat in still water - Speed of current
Speed of boat in still water = 12 km/h
Speed against the current = 12/4 = 3 km/h
Let the speed of the current be x.
⇒ 12 - x = 3
⇒ x = 9km/h