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A boat can travel 36 km upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2.4 km/hr, how much time will the boat take to cover a distance of 78 km downstream?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Upstream speed =365=7.2=\frac{36}{5}=7.2 km/hr, so the speed in still water is 7.2+2.4=9.67.2+2.4=9.6 km/hr.

Downstream speed is 9.6+2.4=129.6+2.4=12 km/hr, and 7812=6.5\frac{78}{12}=6.5 hours, i.e. 6 hours 30 minutes.

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