A person can row a boat at 8.5 km/h in still water. He takes twice as much time to row upstream as to row downstream to cover the same distance. Find the speed of the stream. (Printed in mixed-fraction form in the source.)
Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Arithmetic | Difficulty: MEDIUM
Options
- (A) 1 7/8 km/hr
- (B) 4 3/4 km/hr
- (C) 3 5/7 km/hr
- (D) 2 5/6 km/hr
Verified Answer
Option (D): 2 5/6 km/hr
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