SOLUTION: A boat takes 10 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream, but it takes 13 hours to travel 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water

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Question 1111804: A boat takes 10 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream, but it takes 13 hours to travel 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.

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