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A boat goes upstream at 36 km/h and downstream at 40 km/h. The distance covered in each trip being the same, find the speed of boat in still water.

A45 km/h

B34 km/h

C38 km/h

D2 km/h

Answer:

C. 38 km/h

Read Explanation:

if we know the upstream and downstream speed then the speed in still water is the mean of these two speeds =36+402=38kmph=\frac{36+40}{2}=38kmph


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