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A motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 km/hr. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be `1\ hou r\ 24\ m inu t e s` b. `2\ hou r\ 21\ m inu t e s` c. `2\ hou r\ 2\ m inu t e s` d. `3\ hou r s`

A

2 hours 25 min

B

3 hours

C

1 hour 24 min

D

2 hours 21 min

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