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A man can row 36 km/hr in still water. It takes him thrice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream.

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A man can row 36 km/hr in still water. It takes him thrice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream.
1). 18 km/hr
2). 5 km/hr
3). 8 km/hr
4). 10 km/hr


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Let the rate of stream be x km/hr

Let the length of the river be y km.

Time taken to row up = y/(36 - x)

Time taken to row down = y/(36 + x)

y/(36 - x) = 3y/(36 + x)

⇒ 36 + x = 108 – 3x

⇒ 4x = 72

⇒ x = 18 km/hr
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