Multiple choice

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 hours 10 minutes. It wil come back in ? मोटर-नाव और धारा की चाल का अनुपात 36 : 5 है . नाव धारा की दिशा में जाने में 5 घंटे और 10 मिनट लेती है तो वापस आने में वह कितन समय लेगी ?

  1. 40/3 hours / घंटे

  2. 41/6 hours / घंटे

  3. 41/7 hours / घंटे

  4. 37/6 hours / घंटे

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Boat speed:current speed = 36:5. Let boat = 36k, current = 5k. Downstream: 41k × 31/6 = distance. Upstream: 31k × time = same distance. Time = (41k × 31/6) / 31k = 41/6 hours.