For a ship moving against the current, it takes 9 hours to cover a distance of 113.4 miles. how much does it take this ship to return if the rate of the current is 1.9 mph?

The answer is it takes 6.91 hours for the ship to return.

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Let x mph be the speed of the ship in still water.
Against the current, the net speed is, (x-1.9) mph.
Time, t= distance, d/ Speed, v => 9= 113.4/(x-1.9) => 9(x-1.9) = 113.4 => x-1.9 = 113.4/9 => x = 12.6+1.9 = 14.5 mph

Moving with the current, the net speed of the ship = 14.5+1.9 =16.4 mph

Time take, t = d/v = 113.4/16.4 = 6.915 hours

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