The ratio of the speed of a motorboat and that of the current of water is 14 : 8. The boat goes a certain distance along with the current in 3 hours 12 minutes. How much time does it take to come back?
The ratio of the speed of a motorboat and that of the current of water is 14 : 8. The boat goes a certain distance along with the current in 3 hours 12 minutes. How much time does it take to come back?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Downstream speed is proportional to and upstream to .
For a fixed distance, time varies inversely with speed, so the return time is hours.
That is about hours minutes.
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