<PRE><B>Question 1103089</B>
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)
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Original DATA:
time = 10 hrs ; rate = 16 nmh ; distance = 10*16 = 160 km
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New DATA:
time = 8 hrs ; rate = 16+x nmh ; distance = 128 + 8x km
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Equation:
distance = distance
160 km = 128+8x km
32 = 8x
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Ans: x = 4 kmh (amt. speed must increase)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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