The speed of the boat against the current is 36 km / h and the speed of this boat downstream is 44 km / h

The speed of the boat against the current is 36 km / h and the speed of this boat downstream is 44 km / h How many times is the boat’s own speed greater than the speed of the current?

Let’s find how much the speed upstream of the river is less than the speed downstream:

1) 44 – 36 = 8 (km / h).

So the river has a speed:

2) 8/2 = 4 (km / h).

Accordingly, the speed of the boat will be:

3) 44 – 4 = 40 (km / h).

Let us find how many times it is greater than the current velocity:

4) 40/4 = 10 (times).

Answer: the boat’s own speed is 10 times higher than the speed of the river.