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61 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?

A
5 : 6
B
6 : 5
C
8 : 3
D
3 : 8

62 A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

A
1 hr 15 min
B
2 hr
C
4 hr
D
2 hr 30 min

63 A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1($$\frac{1}{2}$$) hours. If the speed of the stream be 4 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

A
12 km/hr
B
13 km/hr
C
14 km/hr
D
20 km/hr

64 A woman rows to a place 48 km distant and back in 14 hours. She finds that she can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

A
1 km/hr
B
1.5 km/hr
C
1.8 km/hr
D
2.5 km/hr

65 Speed of a boat in standing water is 14 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.2 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 4864 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:

A
700 hours
B
350 hours
C
1400 hours
D
1010 hours

66 A boat running downstream covers a distance of 24 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What will be the speed of the boat in still water?

A
4 km/hr
B
9 km/hr
C
8 km/hr
D
10 km/hr

67 A boatman goes 2km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationery water?

A
40 minutes
B
1 hour
C
1 hr 15 min
D
1 hr 30 min

68 Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/hr. A woman rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by her is:

A
16 hours
B
18 hours
C
20 hours
D
24 hours

69 A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 4 hours but takes 6 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream be 3 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water

A
15 km/hr
B
12 km/hr
C
13 km/hr
D
14 km/hr

70 A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

A
1 km/hr
B
2 km/hr.
C
1.5 km/hr.
D
2.5 km/hr.