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The distance between two places A and B is 14 km.A boattravels from A to B downstream andthen returns from B to A upstream and takes a total of 3 hours 44 minutes for the entire journey. If the speed of the currentis 2 km/h, then what is the speed of the boat, in km/h, in still water?

A

a)8

B

b)7

C

c)`7^(1/2)`

D

d)`6^(1/6)`

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