SOLUTION: A village P is 12 km upriver from a village Q. It takes 3 hours 20 minutes to go from Q to P and back to Q by boat. If the boat travels at 6 km/hr upriver and (6 + x) km/hr down ri
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Question 1137741: A village P is 12 km upriver from a village Q. It takes 3 hours 20 minutes to go from Q to P and back to Q by boat. If the boat travels at 6 km/hr upriver and (6 + x) km/hr down river, what is the value of x
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