If a mans rate with the current is 15 km/hr and the rate of the current is 11/2 km/hr, then his rate against the current is
Speed downstream = 15 km/hr
Rate of the current= 11/2 km/hr
Speed in still water = 15 - 11/2 = 131/2 km/hr
Rate against the current = 131/2 km/hr - 11/2 = 12 km/hr
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