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CAT 2009 | Question: 13

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A ship $55$ kms, from the shore springs a leak which admits $2$ tonnes of water in $6$ min; $80$ tonnes would suffer to sink her, but the pumps can throw out $12$ tonnes an hour. Find the average rate of sailing that she may just reach the shore as she begins to sink.

  1. $5.5$ km/h
  2. $6.5$ km/h
  3. $7.5$ km/h
  4. $8.5$ km/h

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