The ratio of speed of a motorboat to that of the current of water is 55:7. The boat goes along with the current in 6 hours 24 minutes. It will come back in? |
7 hrs 45 minutes 7 hr 14 min 8 hr 47 min 8 hr 16 min |
8 hr 16 min |
Speed ratio: ATQ, Motorboat : Current 55 : 7 Then, Downstream : upstream 55 + 7 : 55 -7 62 : 48 Speed 31 : 24 Time 24 : 31 (If distance is constant, then ratio of speed = \(\frac{1}{ratio\;of\;time}\)) x16 ⇓ ⇓ x16 (given) 384 mins 496 mins or 8 hr16 mins |