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A man can row 50 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 9 hours. He can also row 70 km upstream and 90 km downstream in 12 hours. Find the rate of current.

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RAVI SHANKAR SINGH  (8 years ago)

Let x and y be the upstream and downstream speed respectively.

Hence 50/x + 72/y = 9 and 70/x + 90/y = 12

Solving for x and y we get x = 10 km/hr and y = 18 km/hr

We know that Speed of the stream = 1/2 * (downstream speed - upstream speed) = 1/2 (18 – 10) = 4 km/hr.

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