document.write( "Question 1159874: A boat leaves the dock and travels at 5.5 knots per hour headed East.
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document.write( "    In this context, a knot is one nautical mile per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is the unit of speed - not the unit of distance.\r\n" );
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