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A motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 kmph . 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 :

A

2 hours 25 minutes

B

3 hours

C

1 hours 24 minutes

D

2 hours 21 minutes

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