document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103089>Question 1103089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ship can cover a certain distance in 10 hours at a speed of 16 nautical miles per hour. By how much should its speed be increased so that it takes only 8 hours to cover the same distance? (A nautical mile in a unit of measurement used at sea distance or sea water i.e. 1852 metres)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 10 hrs ; rate = 16 nmh ; distance = 10*16 = 160 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 8 hrs ; rate = 16+x nmh ; distance = 128 + 8x km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 km = 128+8x km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 = 8x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: x = 4 kmh (amt. speed must increase)<BR>\n" );
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