Question 1153272
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The sailboat traveled  {{{y/t}}} hours, and arrived 3 hours later.


Hence, the right travel time must be  {{{y/t-3}}} hours.


With this travel time, the rate of the sailboat should be  {{{y/(y/t-3)}}} miles per hour.    <U>ANSWER</U>


You may simplify the final expression to any other equivalent form you wish.
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