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If, with the help of the current, a boy can swim from his boat to a jetty in 10 minutes (which is just half the time it would take him to swim that distance in still water) how long will it take him to swim back from the jetty to his boat, against the current ?
Answer
He will never make it. Since, in effect, the favourable current doubles the natural speed of boy, its rate must be the same as that at which he normally swims. Therefore, when swimming against it he will make no headway whatsoever.Hide Answer Show Answer
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