A boat travels 24 km upstream and then the same distance downstream

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Proportional Reasoning-2 · Proportional Reasoning-2

Problem

A boat travels 24 km upstream and then the same distance downstream. The speed of the current is 3 km/h. If the total time for the whole journey is 6 hours, find the speed of the boat in still water.

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