SOLUTION: if a boat travels at a speed of 5 kilometres per an hour crosses a river of width 1 kilometre in 15 minutes , then find the speed of the river
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Question 959919: if a boat travels at a speed of 5 kilometres per an hour crosses a river of width 1 kilometre in 15 minutes , then find the speed of the river
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if a boat travels at a speed of 5 kilometres per an hour crosses a river of width 1 kilometre in 15 minutes , then find the speed of the river
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Calls for assumptions.
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