IBPS Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Boats and Streams

A boat against the current of water goes 4 km per hour and in the direction of the current at 8 km per hour. The boat for going to a place B from A in upward and returning back in downward direction to A takes 45 minutes. Find the distance between A and B.
A)2.5 km B)2.25 km C)3 km D)2 km E)None of these

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Let the Distance be X
Speed of Boat (B)= 4 km/hr
Speed of Stream (S) = 8 km/hr
ATQ,
X/4 + X/8 = 45/60
12X/32=45/60
X=2 km
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