A boat can travel 4.2 km upstream in 14 min. If the repsective ratio of speed of the boat in still water and speed of the stream is 7 : 1. How much time still the boat take to cover 17.6 km downstream ? (in min)

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  • Explanation:

    Let the speed of boat in still water be 7x and the speed of stream be x respectively.

    In upstream

    4.2÷14/60= 7x-x

    42×60/14×10 = 6x

    x=3 km/h

    Now in downstream,

    Required time = 17.6/(21+3) = 176/24×10

    = 44 hour ⇒ (44/60×60) min = 44 min 

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