A boat has to travel upstream 20 km distance from point X of a river to point 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: Description for Correct answer:
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,
\( \Large \frac{20}{x-y}+\frac{20}{x+y}=\frac{25}{36} \)
In this equation, there are two variables but only one equation.
So, the value of x cannot be determined.
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