A boat covers a distance of 96 km 96 \text{ km} 96 km downstream in a time which is 25% less than the time taken to cover the same distance upstream. ...

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A boat covers a distance of 96 km96 \text{ km} downstream in a time which is 25% less than the time taken to cover the same distance upstream. If the boat covers 36 km36 \text{ km} upstream in $1.5$ hours, find the speed of the boat in still water.

Options

A.

20 km/hr20 \text{ km/hr}

B.

24 km/hr24 \text{ km/hr}

C.

30 km/hr30 \text{ km/hr}

D.

32 km/hr32 \text{ km/hr}

E.

28 km/hr28 \text{ km/hr}

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