A Boat Travels Upstream (Against the Current) Between Two Points $10$

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Essay

A boat travels upstream (against the current) between two points on a river $10$ mi apart in $2.5$ hours. The return trip downstream takes only $45$ minutes. What is the boat's speed, and how fast does the current in the river flow?

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