A boat covers a distance of 400 km 400 \text{ km} 400 km downstream and 320 km 320 \text{ km} 320 km upstream in a total of $40$ hours. The downstream...

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A boat covers a distance of 400 km400 \text{ km} downstream and 320 km320 \text{ km} upstream in a total of $40$ hours. The downstream speed of the boat is 4 km/hr4 \text{ km/hr} more than its upstream speed. What is the time taken (in hours) by the boat to travel 720 km720 \text{ km} downstream?

Options

A.

$36$

B.

$48$

C.

$24$

D.

$44$

E.

$32$

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