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The speed of a motor launch with respect to still water in a stream is `8 ms^(-1)` while water current's, speed is `3 m s^(-1)`. When the launch began travelling upstream, a float was dropped from it. After travelling a distance of `4.8 km` upstream, the launch turned back and caught up with the gloat. What is the total time which elapsed during the process?

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