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A man can ride for the stream 45 km in 5 hours and against the stream 30 km in 6 hours If the speed of the row and that of he current be x km and y km per hour the two equations of x and y will be

A

x+y = 45, x-y = 30

B

x+y = 5, x-y =6

C

x+y = 15, x-y =1

D

x+y = 9, x-y =5

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