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A swimmer wishes to reach directly opposite bank of a river, flowing with velocity 8 m/s. The swimmer can swim 10 m/s still water. The width of the river is 480 m. Time taken by him to do so:

A

60 sec

B

48 sec

C

80 sec

D

None of these

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