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-A Cruise Boat Travels 48 Miles Downstream in 3 $16 \mathrm { mph }$

question 16

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-A cruise boat travels 48 miles downstream in 3 hours and returns to its starting point upstream in 12 hours. Find the speed of the stream.

• A) \(16 \mathrm { mph }\)
• B) \(10 \mathrm { mph }\)
• C) \(6 \mathrm { mph }\)
• D) \(26 \mathrm { mph }\)

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