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A man can swim 3 km/hr in still water. If the velocity of the stream be 2 km/hr, the time taken by him to swim to a place 10km upstream and back is:

A

8 1/3 hrs

B

9 1/5 hrs

C

10 hrs

D

12 hrs

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C
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