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A motorboat can row at the speed of 10 km/h in still water. If the river is flowing at 5 km/h, and it takes 20 hours for a round trip, then the distance between the two places is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Downstream speed is 1515 km/h and upstream 55 km/h. If the distance is dd, then d15+d5=20\frac{d}{15}+\frac{d}{5}=20, so 4d15=20\frac{4d}{15}=20 and d=75d=75 km.

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