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The speed of a motor - boat is that of the current of water

The speed of a motor - boat is that of the current of water as 36 : 5.The boat goes along with the current in 5 h 10 min. It will come back in -
A5 h 50 min
B6 h
C6 h 50 min
D12 h 10 min

Answer is : 6 h 50 min

Explanation:

Let the speed of the motor boat = 36 kmph and 
speed of current stream= 5 kmph. 
The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes = 316hour

First We Need To Calculate upstream and downstream for above condition

Speed downstream = (36x+5x) = 41x kmph
Since distance = speed × time, we have
distance = 41x×316 km. ..................(i)

Speed upstream =(36x-5x) = 31x kmph
speed = 31x kmph .........................................(ii)

Hence, time taken to come back 
Time=distancespeed
=equation(i)equation(ii)
=41x×31631x
=416hours

= 6 hours 50 minutes.

Nithin K
answered Nov 20 '2016 at 19:45

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