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Q.7. A boat can go 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 9 hours. The same boat can cover 35 km upstream and 66 km downstream in 11 hours. Find the speed of the stream and speed of the boat.

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Let the speed of boat = x km/hLet the speed of stream = y km/hSpeed in upstream = x-y km/hSpeed in downstream = x+y km/hCASE 1 :Time taken to cover 30 km upstream = 30x-y hrTime taken to cover 44 km downstream = 44x+y hrNow, according to given condition :30x-y + 44x + y = 9 ....1CASE 2 :Time taken to cover 35 km upstream = 35x-y hrTime taken to cover 66 km downstream = 66x+y hrNow, according to given condition :35x-y + 66x + y = 11 ....1Put 1x-y = u and 1x+y = vNow, 1 and 2 reduces to30u + 44v = 9 ....335u + 66v = 11 .....4Multiply 3 by 3 and 4 by 2, we get90u + 132v = 27 ....570u + 132v = 22 .....6Subtracting 6 from 5, we get20u = 5u = 14Put u = 14 in 3, we get 304 + 44v = 9152 + 44v = 944v = 32v = 388So, u = 14 x - y = 4 ....7So, v = 388x + y = 883 ....8Adding 7 and 8, we get2x = 1003x = 503Put x = 503 in 8, we gety = 883-503 = 383So, speed of boat = 503 km/hspeed of stream =383 km/h

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