A man can swim to a place 120 km distant and come back in 35 hours. He finds that he he can swim 6 km against the stream in the same time as 8 km with the stream. Find the ratio of speed of man in still water to that of stream?

A man can swim to a place 120 km distant and come back in 35 hours. He

1.	A man can swim to a place 120 km distant and come back in 35 hours. He finds that he he can swim 6 km against the stream in the same time as 8 km with the stream. Find the ratio of speed of man in still water to that of stream?
A.	5 :2
B.	4 : 7
C.	7 : 1
D.	2 : 9
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 2 : 9

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