Multiple choice

The question given below has few statements along with it. You have to determine which of the statements are sufficient for answering the question and mark your answer accordingly: What is the speed of boat in still water? Statement I. The boat covers 12 km downstream in 4 hours. Statement II. The boat takes 6 hours to row 12 km in upstream water.

  1. Data given in statement 1 alone are sufficient to answer the question whereas the data given in statement 2 alone are note sufficient to answer the question.

  2. Data given in statement 2 alone are sufficient to answer the question whereas the data given in statement 1 alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

  3. Data in either statement 1 alone or in statement 2 alone are sufficient to answer the question.

  4. Data in both the statement 1 and 2 not sufficient to answer the question.

  5. Data given in both the statement 1 and 2 are necessary to answer the question.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

To find speed in still water, we need both downstream and upstream speeds to calculate the stream's speed. Statement I gives downstream speed = 12/4 = 3 km/h. Statement II gives upstream speed = 12/6 = 2 km/h. Still water speed = (downstream + upstream)/2 = (3+2)/2 = 2.5 km/h. Neither statement alone is sufficient - we need both to find the answer. Option E is correct.