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The speed of the current is 5 km/hour. A motorboat goes 10 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 50 minutes. The speed (in km/hour) of the motorboat in still water is? |
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25 |
Let the speed of motorboat = U km/hr. ATQ, \(\frac{10}{U + 5}\) + \(\frac{10}{U - 5}\) = 50 minutes Go through option or solve it U = 25 km/hr, will satisfy the equation. |