Solve the Problem and Answer the Question

question 81

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem and answer the question.
-A barge takes 6 hours to move (at a constant rate) downstream for 60 miles, helped by a current of 2 miles per hour. If the barge's engines are set at the same pace, find the time of its return trip against the current.

• A) 8 hr
• B) 10 hr
• C) 120 hr
• D) 6 hr

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