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Question : A ship goes at 18 km/hr downstream and at 16 km/hr upstream. What will be the speed of the ship in still water?

Option 1: 14 km/hr

Option 2: 17 km/hr

Option 3: 16 km/hr

Option 4: 15 km/hr


Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 17 km/hr


Solution : Given:
A ship goes at 18 km/hr downstream and at 16 km/hr upstream.
Let the speed of the ship be $x$ and the speed of the stream be $y$.
So, at downstream $x+y=18$ -----------(1)
At upstream $x-y=16$ ---------------(2)
Solving both equations, we get $x=17,y=1$
So, the speed of the ship in still water is 17 km/hr.
Hence, the correct answer is 17 km/hr.

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