Aptitude - Boats and Streams
Exercise : Boats and Streams - General Questions
- Boats and Streams - Formulas
- Boats and Streams - General Questions
- Boats and Streams - Data Sufficiency 1
- Boats and Streams - Data Sufficiency 2
1.
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Speed downstream = (13 + 4) km/hr = 17 km/hr.
Time taken to travel 68 km downstream = | ![]() |
68 | ![]() |
17 |
2.
A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Man's rate in still water = (15 - 2.5) km/hr = 12.5 km/hr.
Man's rate against the current = (12.5 - 2.5) km/hr = 10 km/hr.
3.
A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the man's rate upstream be x kmph and that downstream be y kmph.
Then, distance covered upstream in 8 hrs 48 min = Distance covered downstream in 4 hrs.
![]() |
![]() |
x x 8 | 4 | ![]() |
= (y x 4) |
5 |
![]() |
44 | x =4y |
5 |
![]() |
11 | x. |
5 |
![]() |
![]() |
y + x | ![]() |
: | ![]() |
y - x | ![]() |
2 | 2 |
= | ![]() |
16x | x | 1 | ![]() |
: | ![]() |
6x | x | 1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
= | 8 | : | 3 |
5 | 5 |
= 8 : 3.
4.
A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr. Then,
Speed downstream = (15 + x) km/hr,
Speed upstream = (15 - x) km/hr.
![]() |
30 | + | 30 | = 4 | 1 |
(15 + x) | (15 - x) | 2 |
![]() |
900 | = | 9 |
225 - x2 | 2 |
9x2 = 225
x2 = 25
x = 5 km/hr.
Video Explanation: https://youtu.be/lMFnNB3YQOo
5.
In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Quick links
Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal (English)
Reasoning
Programming
Interview
Placement Papers