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  1. Sameer can row a certain distance downstream in 24 h and can come back covering the same distance in 36 h. If the stream flows at the rate of 12 km/h, find the speed of Sameer in still water ?
    1. 30 km/h
    2. 15 km/h
    3. 40 km/h
    4. 60 km/h
Correct Option: D

Let the speed of Sameer in still water be x km/h
Sameer's speed downstream = (x + 12) km/h
Sameer's speed upstream = (x - 12) km/h
According to the question, 24(x + 12) = 36(x - 12)
⇒ 2x + 24 = 3x - 36
⇒ x = 36 + 24 = 60 km/h



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