A boat that can travel 4 km per hour in still water finds that it can row up stream in 7.5 hours at a distance which requires 5 hours shorter to row downstream. Find the rate of the current.

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A boat that can travel 4 km per hour in still water finds that it can row up stream in 7.5
hours at a distance which requires 5 hours shorter to row downstream. Find the rate of
the current.
Transcribed Image Text:A boat that can travel 4 km per hour in still water finds that it can row up stream in 7.5 hours at a distance which requires 5 hours shorter to row downstream. Find the rate of the current.
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