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A boat takes 4 hrs to travel certain distance in a river in down stream and it takes 6 hrs to travel the same distance in upstream. Then the time taken by the boat to travel the same distance in still water is

A

4.8 hrs

B

9.8hrs

C

34hrs

D

10hrs

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