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a boat sails from port p to port q at a speed of 20 km/h along a straight course. once the boat reaches port q, it sails back to port p along the same course at a speed of 30 km/h. if the total time taken by the boat is 1 hour, find the distance between ports p and q.

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

Time=D/S

T1=PQ/20

T2=PQ/30

Total Time=T1+T2

1=PQ/20+PQ/30

PQ=12

User Nekkoru
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