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Q.

Ritu can row downstream 20km in 2 hours, and upstream 4km in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the current.

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a

Speed of Ritu in still water 8 Km/hr

b

Speed of Ritu in still water 5 Km/hr

c

Speed of Ritu in still water 6 Km/hr

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In calm water, the speed of the river and the rower's speed are added downstream and removed upstream. Equations based on the supplied data might be created using this.

Let Ritu go at a speed of x km/hr in calm water and the current at y km/hr.

Then speed downstream =(x+y)km/hr speed upstream =(x-y)km/hr
we know,  Time= Distance  Speed 
Then 20x+y=2 and 4x-y=2
x+y=10(1)
x-y=2(2)
combining both, we obtain, 2x=12x=6
Thus using (1) y=10-6=4
As a result, Ritu moves at a speed of 6 km/hr and the current's velocity is 4 km/hr.

Hence, the correct answer is option A. 

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