A boat covers 144 km 144\text{ km} 144 km downstream in $8$ hours and 224 km 224 \text{ km} 224 km upstream in $16$ hours. Find the time taken by the ...

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A boat covers 144 km144\text{ km} downstream in $8$ hours and 224 km224 \text{ km} upstream in $16$ hours. Find the time taken by the boat to cover 128 km128 \text{ km} in still water.

Options

A.

12 hours12 \text{ hours}

B.

8 hours8 \text{ hours}

C.

4 hours4 \text{ hours}

D.

16 hours16 \text{ hours}

E.

18 hours18 \text{ hours}

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