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A boat has to travel upstream 20 km distance from point X of a river to points Y. The total time taken by boat in travelling from point X to Y and Y to X is 41 min 40 s. What is the speed of the boat?

Correct Answer: Cannot be determined

Explanation:

Let x be the speed of the boat and y be the speed of the current.
Speed upstream = (x - y) km/h
Speed downstream = (x + y) km/h
According to the question,
20 /(x - y) + 20/(x + y) = 25/36
In this equation, there are two variables but only one equation. So, the value of x cannot be determined.


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